Abdelmalek Benhabyles

Abdelmalek Benhabylès (Arabic: عبد المالك بن حبيلس‎, 27 April 1921 – 28 December 2018)[1][2] was an Algerian politician. He was born in Chevreuil. He was a chairman of the Constitutional Council from 11 January 1992 until 14 January 1992, thus was acting head of state when the military ousted Chadli Bendjedid.[3][4] He received the 1st Class, Grand Cordon of Order of the Rising Sun on 17 December 2012.[5]

Abdelmalek Benhabyles
عبد المالك بن حابيليس
President of Algeria
Acting
In office
11 January 1992 – 14 January 1992
Prime MinisterSid Ahmed Ghozali
Preceded byChadli Bendjedid
Succeeded byMohamed Boudiaf (as Chairman of the High Council of State)
Personal details
Born(1921-04-27)27 April 1921
Beni Aziz, French Algeria
Died28 December 2018(2018-12-28) (aged 97)
Algiers, Algeria

A fervent nationalist, he was Minister of Justice from 1977 to 1979, and in the latter year was appointed Secretary General of the Republic. He was chair of the Ligue algérienne de défense des droits de l’homme (LADDH). He died at the age of 97[6]

Honours
National
Foreign

References
  1. Saada, Hana. "President Bouteflika hails late Abdelmalek Benhabyles's activism | DZ Breaking". Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. "Décès d'Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli" (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. Rowland, Jacky (13 January 1992). "Algeria cancels polls". The Guardian. ProQuest 187259653.
  4. Rulers
  5. "Ambassade du Japon en Algerie". www.dz.emb-japan.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. "Décès d'Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli". DIA (in French). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Chadli Bendjedid		 President of Algeria
Acting
1992		 Succeeded by
Mohamed Boudiaf
as Chairman of the High Council of State
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