Abdelmadjid Tebboune

His Excellency Abdelmadjid Tebboune GMNOM
عبد المجيد تبون
Tebboune in 2023
8th President of Algeria
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 December 2019
Prime Minister	Sabri Boukadoum (Acting) Abdelaziz Djerad Aymen Benabderrahmane Nadir Larbaoui
Preceded by	Abdelkader Bensalah (Acting)
16th Prime Minister of Algeria
In office 25 May 2017 – 15 August 2017
President	Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Preceded by	Abdelmalek Sellal
Succeeded by	Ahmed Ouyahia
Additional offices Minister of Defence Incumbent Assumed office 19 December 2019 President Himself Prime Minister Sabri Boukadoum (Acting) Abdelaziz Djerad Aymen Benabderrahmane Preceded by Ahmed Gaid Salah (Acting) Abdelaziz Bouteflika (de jure) Minister of Commerce Interim In office 19 January 2017 – 15 August 2017 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Preceded by Bakhti Belaïb Succeeded by Ahmed Saci Minister of Housing and Urban Development and the City In office 3 September 2012 – 25 May 2017 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal Preceded by Noureddine Moussa Succeeded by Youcef Cherfa Minister of Housing and Urban Development In office 31 May 2001 – 4 June 2002 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister Ali Benflis Preceded by Abdellah Bounekraf Succeeded by Mohamed Nadir Hamimid Minister Delegate for Local Communities In office 26 June 2000 – 31 May 2001 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister Ali Benflis Preceded by Noureddine Kasdali Succeeded by Dahou Ould Kablia Minister of Communication and Culture In office 23 December 1999 – 26 June 2000 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister Ahmed Benbitour Preceded by Abdelaziz Rahabi Succeeded by Mahieddine Amimour Minister Delegate for Local Communities In office 18 June 1991 – 22 February 1992 President Chadli Bendjedid Mohamed Boudiaf Prime Minister Sid Ahmed Ghozali Preceded by Benali Henni Succeeded by Ahmed Noui (Secretary of State) Wali of Tizi Ouzou (president of the High State Committee) In office 26 July 1989 – 18 June 1991 Preceded by Ahmed El Ghazi Succeeded by Mostefa Benmansour Wali of Tiaret In office 13 May 1984 – 10 July 1989 Preceded by Mohamed Seghir Hamrouchi Succeeded by Rabah Boubertakh Wali of Adrar In office 30 January 1983 – 13 May 1984 Preceded by Abdelkrim Bouderghouma Succeeded by Abdelmalek Sellal
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-17) 17 November 1945 (age 78) Mécheria, Naâma, French Algeria
Political party	National Liberation Front (1991–2019)
Spouse	Fatima Zohra Bella ​ (m. 1980)​
Education	National School of Administration [fr]

Abdelmadjid Tebboune (Arabic: عبد المجيد تبون, romanized: ʿAbd al-Majīd Tabbūn; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the President of Algeria since December 2019 and as Minister of Defence.^[1]

Tebboune took over the power from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and former acting head of state Abdelkader Bensalah. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Algeria from May 2017 to August 2017. In addition, he was also Minister of Housing^[2] from 2001 to 2002 for a year and again from 2012 to 2017 for five years.^[3]