Abdelaziz Belkhadem

Abdelaziz Belkhadem
عبد العزيز بلخادم
Belkhadem in 2007
Prime Minister of Algeria
In office 24 May 2006 – 23 June 2008
President	Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Preceded by	Ahmed Ouyahia
Succeeded by	Ahmed Ouyahia
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-08) 8 November 1945 (age 78) Aflou, Laghouat, Algeria
Political party	FLN

Abdelaziz Belkhadem (/ɑːbdəlɑːˈziːz bəlˈkɑːdəm/ ^ⓘ; Arabic: عبد العزيز بلخادم; born 8 November 1945)^[1] is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria from 2006 to 2008. He was also Secretary-General of the National Liberation Front (FLN). Belkhadem served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2005 and Personal Representative of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from 2005 to 2006; after serving as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008, he was again appointed as Personal Representative of the Head of State in 2008.