Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
The Chief of Staff of the People's National Army is the highest position in the Algerian People's National Armed Forces (the armed forces of Algeria as a whole, rather than the ground forces solely). It was left empty for many years after Chief of Staff Tahar Zbiri attempted a coup against President Houari Boumédiène. The current chief of staff is Saïd Chengriha, who has served in the position in an acting capacity since the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019.
| Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée nationale populaire | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of National Defence | |
| Type | Chief of staff |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
| Seat | Algiers |
| Appointer | President of Algeria |
| Formation | 4 March 1963 |
| First holder | Colonel Tahar Zbiri |
Chiefs of Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Tahar Zbiri (born 1929) | 4 March 1964 | 1 November 1967 | 3 years, 7 months | – | |
| 2 | Major general Mostefa Belloucif (1939–2010) | 28 November 1984 | 22 November 1986 | 1 year, 11 months |  People's National Army | |
| 3 | Major general Abdellah Belhouchet (1924–2003) | 22 November 1986 | 16 November 1988 | 1 year, 11 months | People's National Army | |
| 4 | Major general Khaled Nezzar (born 1937) | 16 November 1988 | 25 July 1990 | 1 year, 8 months | People's National Army | |
| 5 | Major general Abdelmalek Guenaizia (1936–2019) | 25 July 1990 | 10 July 1993 | 2 years, 11 months | People's National Army | |
| 6 | Major general Mohamed Lamari (1939–2012) | 10 July 1993 | 23 August 2004 | 11 years, 1 month | People's National Army | |
| 7 | Army corps general Ahmed Gaid Salah (1940–2019) | 23 August 2004 | 23 December 2019 † | 15 years, 4 months | People's National Army | |
| – | Major general Saïd Chengriha (born 1945) Acting | 23 December 2019 | 3 July 2020 | 193 days | People's National Army | |
| 8 | Major general Saïd Chengriha (born 1945) | 3 July 2020 | Incumbent | 216 days | People's National Army |
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References
- Metz, Helen (1994). Algeria: A Country Study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 257. ISBN 0-8444-0831-X. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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