Ahmed Boustila

Ahmed Bousteila
أحمد بوسطيلة
Commander of the National Gendarmerie of Algeria
In office
05 July 2000  10 September 2015
Preceded by Taïyeb Derradji
Succeeded by Menad Nouba
Personal details
Born (1944-08-08) 8 August 1944
Aïn M'lila, Algeria
Died 10|14
Paris,France
Military service
Allegiance  Algeria
Service/branch National Gendarmerie
Years of service 1962-2015
Rank Général de corps d'armée"فريق"
Commands Commander of the National Gendarmerie of Algeria

Major-General Ahmed Bousteila (Arabic: أحمد بوسطيلة) is the former commander of the National Gendarmerie of Algeria .[1] from the 05 July 2000 until the 10 of September 2015.[2]

Early life and career

feu Bousteila was born in Aïn M'lilain Oum el-Bouaghi on 8 April 1944,

[3] and it is suggested that he may take the helm at the ministry of defence. He joined the FLN Army as a Conscript in 1962 during the final stages of the War of Independence, and after Independence moved up the ranks to secure a commission from the Military Academy. He was commissioned into the Army Signal Corps in 1965 and transferred to the Gendarmerie in 1969. He was trained in Intelligence work in the Soviet Union. In 1991 he was promoted to Brigadier General and Commander of the 12th Gendarmerie Brigade. In 1996 he was promoted to Major General and Commander of the 2nd Security Division i.e. covering all Gendarmerie Divisions in North-Western Algeria.[4] he was promoted to Lieutenant general rank on 5 July 2014.[5] He has been involved in the Algerian government's rollout of biometric passports and recently ordered increased security measures on roads.[6]

References

  1. "ANP ALGERIE, FICHIER". 2010-09-26. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  2. "Algeria Press Service - Installation of Major General Menad Nouba as commander of National Gendarmerie". Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  3. "Algeria's Perfect Storm" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  4. "Ahmed Bousteila - Algerie - Maghreb Confidentiel". Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  5. "huffpostmaghreb Algerie - Le général-major Menad Nouba nouveau chef de la gendarmerie, Ahmed Bousteila à la retraite". Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  6. "Echorouk Online - Algeria mobilises 40,000 gendarmes to secure East-West Motorway". Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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