By: Hana Saada
ALGIERS- Former president of the APC of Algiers-downtown, the engineer in urban planning, and until then, Secretary General of the National Democratic Rally (RND), Tayeb Zitouni, is the new Minister of Trade and Export Promotion in replacement of Kamel Rezig following the partial ministerial reshuffle carried out this Thursday, by the President of the Republic, Mr; Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
According to La Patrie News, Tayeb Zitouni is known to have been in the administration for years.
Born in 1965, he has been a member of the National Democratic Rally (RND) since its creation. From 1997 to 2012, he held the post of mayor of Algiers-downtown.
A few years earlier, in 1992, he held the position of deputy mayor at the Communal Executive Delegation (DEC) of the commune of Oued Koriche, in Algiers.
Created by presidential decree in March 1992, the DECs replaced the municipal assemblies resulting from the June 1990 elections.
During his mandate at the DEC of Oued Koriche, Zitouni escaped a terrorist attack. He retains sequelae in the lower limbs.
Still in the administration, Tayeb Zitouni had also been director of the Algerian Society of Fairs and Exports (Safex) in 2015.
Since July 2019, he has succeeded Azzedine Mihoubi, who was in charge of the Acting leadership of the RND. On May 28, 2020, he was elected Secretary General of the party at the sixth extraordinary congress.
Noting that the President of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, conducted, Thursday, a partial cabinet reshuffle, said the spokesman of the Presidency of the Republic, Samir Aggoune.
Here is the complete list:
Aimen Benabderrahmane: Prime Minister
Ahmed Attaf: Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad
Ibrahim Merad: Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Urban Planning
Abderrachid Tabi: Minister of Justice
Laziz Fayet: Minister of Finance
Mohamed Arkab: Minister of Energy and Mines
Laid Rebiga: Minister of Mujahideen and Rights Holders
Youcef Belmahdi: Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments (Waqf)
Abdelhakim Belabed: Minister of National Education
Kamal Baddari: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Yassin Merabi: Minister of Vocational Training and Education
Soraya Mouloudji: Minister of Culture and Arts
Abderrahmane Hammad: Minister of Youth and Sports
Meriem Benmiloud: Minister of Digitization and Statistics
Karim Bibi Triki: Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Kaouthar Krikou: Minister of National Solidarity, Family and Status of Women
Ali Aoun: Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production
Abdel Hafidh Heni: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Mohammed Tarik Belaribi: Minister of Housing, Urban Planning and the City
Tayeb Zitouni: Minister of Trade and Export Promotion
Mohamed Bouslimani: Minister of Communication
Lakhdar Rakhroukh: Minister of Public Works and Basic Equipment
Taha Darbal: Minister of Irrigation
Youcef Cheurfa: Minister of Transport
Mokhtar Didouche: Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts
Abdelhak Sayhi: Minister of Health
Fayçal Taleb: Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security
Basma Azouar: Minister of Relations with Parliament
Faiza Dahlab: Minister of the Environment and Renewable Energies
Ahmed Bidani: Minister of Fisheries and Fishery Products
Yassine El Mahdi Walid: Minister of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups and Small Businesses
Yahia Boukhari: Secretary General of the Government
Abdelaziz Khellaf, Minister of State, Advisor to the President of the Republic
Mohammed Nadir El-Arbaoui, Director of the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic
