Belaid Abdessalam

Belaid Abdessalam (Arabic: بلعيد عبد السلام; 20 July 1928 – 27 June 2020) was an Algerian politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1992 to 1993.

Belaid Abdessalam
بلعيد عبد السلام
Prime Minister of Algeria
In office 8 July 1992 – 21 August 1993
President	Ali Kafi
Preceded by	Sid Ahmed Ghozali
Succeeded by	Redha Malek
Personal details
Born	(1928-07-20)20 July 1928 Dehamcha, Sétif, Algeria
Died	27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 91) Algiers, Algeria

Biography

Abdessalam was born in Dehamcha, Sétif Province, Algeria on 20 July 1928.^[1] Abdessalam was a nationalist leader in the FLN during Algeria's struggle for independence from France. He was minister of industry and power under the military regime of Houari Boumedienne, and his name was closely connected with the former Algerian state policy of building a base of heavy industry through planned economy. Abdessalam served as Head of Government of Algeria from 8 July 1992 until 21 August 1993. He also hold the portfolio of Minister of Finance.^[2] During his tenure, the Algerian Civil War with Islamist rebels intensified.^[3]

On 27 June 2020, he died at Ain Naadja military hospital in Algiers, aged 91.^[1][4][5]