Ahmed Boustila

Major-General Ahmed Bousteila (Arabic: أحمد بوسطيلة‎) was the former commander of the National Gendarmerie of Algeria.[2] from the 5 July 2000 until the 10 of September 2015.[3]

Ahmed Bousteila
أحمد بوسطيلة
Commander of the National Gendarmerie of Algeria
In office
5 July 2000 – 10 September 2015
Preceded byTaïyeb Derradji
Succeeded byMenad Nouba
Personal details
Born(1944-08-08)8 August 1944
Aïn M'lila, Algeria
Died14 October 2018(2018-10-14) (aged 74)[1]
Paris, France
Military service
Allegiance Algeria
Branch/serviceNational Gendarmerie
Years of service1961-2015
RankGénéral de corps d'armée"فريق"
CommandsCommander of the National Gendarmerie of Algeria

Early life and career

Bousteila Bousteila was born in Aïn M'lilain Oum el-Bouaghi on 8 April 1944,[4] 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. Bousteila Bousteila 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, Bousteila Bousteila 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.[5] Bousteila Bousteila was promoted to Lieutenant general rank on 5 July 2014.[6] He was involved in the Algerian government's rollout of biometric passports and also ordered increased security measures on roads.[7]

References
  1. Le général Ahmed Boustila inhumé à Alger Archived 2019-05-12 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. "ANP ALGERIE, FICHIER". 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. "Algeria Press Service - Installation of Major General Menad Nouba as commander of National Gendarmerie". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  4. "Algeria's Perfect Storm" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  5. "Ahmed Bousteila - Algerie - Maghreb Confidentiel". Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  6. "huffpostmaghreb Algerie - Le général-major Menad Nouba nouveau chef de la gendarmerie, Ahmed Bousteila à la retraite". Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  7. "Echorouk Online - Algeria mobilises 40,000 gendarmes to secure East-West Motorway". Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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