Abdelghani Akbi
Abdelghani Akbi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Commerce of Algeria | |
| In office March 1979 – July 15, 1980 | |
| President | Chadli Bendjedid |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani |
| Preceded by | M'hamed Yala |
| Succeeded by | Abdelaziz Khellef |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1933 |
| Party | FLN |
| Alma mater | University of California, Riverside |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Algerian War |
Abdelghani Akbi is an Algerian politician who served as Minister of Commerce from 1979 to 1980.
Biography
Akbi was born on March 20, 1933.[1] He received a law degree from the University of California, Riverside.[1] During the Algerian War, he served as a commander in the FLN.[2] Following Algerian independence, Akbi held several wali and gubernatorial positions in Sétif Province in 1964, Batna Province and Oran Province in 1965, and Constantine Province in 1974.[3][4][5]
In March 1979, Akbi was appointed Minister of Commerce in the government of Prime Minister Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani under President Chadli Bendjedid.[6] Akbi left this post during the ministerial reshuffle in July 1980.[7] He later pursued a career in diplomacy, serving as the Algerian ambassador to Italy in 1970, Tunisia in 1982, China in 1984, and Niger in 1990.[8][9][10][11] In 2010, Akbi was appointed to the Council of the Nation.[12]
References
- 1 2 "Abdelghani Akbi". Facebook. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Just a moment..." archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ↑ "Journel Officiel de la Republique Algerienne" (PDF). JORAP. August 28, 1964. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne" (PDF). JORAP. September 10, 1965. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne Democratique et Populaire" (PDF). JORAP. December 3, 1974. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ Naylor, Phillip C. (2006-09-05). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-8108-6480-1.
- ↑ Findlay, Allan MacKay; Lawless, Richard (2015-05-15). North Africa: Contemporary Politics and Economic Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-59298-3.
- ↑ "Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne" (PDF). JORAP. October 20, 1970. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne" (PDF). JORAP. August 3, 1982. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne" (PDF). JORAP. September 2, 1984. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne" (PDF). JORAP. December 19, 1990. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Journal Officiel" (PDF). JORAP. January 20, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2025.