By: Hana Saada
ALGIERS- 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.
President Tebboune has, thus, appointed Ahmed Attaf, new Minister of Foreign Affairs to replace Ramtane Lamamra.
Kamel Rezig, Minister of Commerce was dismissed from his post in favor of Tayeb Zitouni.
Abdelaziz Fayed was entrusted with the Ministry of Finance, replacing Ibrahim Djamel Kessali.
The President of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) Abderrahmane Hamad has been promoted to the post of Minister of Youth and Sports, replacing Aberrezak Sebkak.
Former CNAS CEO Feyçal Bentaleb succeeded Youcef Cherfa as head of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security. The latter was appointed Minister of Transport to replace Kamel Beldjoud.
Faiza Dahleb inherited the Environment and Renewable Energy portfolio from Samia Moualfi.
Hichem Sofiane Salaouatchi cedes his post as Minister of Fisheries to Ahmed Badani.
Hocine Chorahbil is replaced at the head of the Ministry of Digitization and Statistics by Meriem Benmiloud.
President Tebboune has also appointed Abdelaziz Khelef Minister of State Advisor to the President and Mohamed Nadir Larbaoui as Director of the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic.
Two new ministries created
Two new ministries were created thanks to this partial cabinet reshuffle carried out by the President of the Republic, namely; the Ministry of Hydraulics entrusted to Taha Derbal, and the Ministry of Industry and the Pharmaceutical Industry entrusted to Ali Aoun while Ahmed Zaghdar, who held the post of Minister of Industry, was dismissed. It is indeed the merger of the two departments of Industry and Pharmaceutical Industry into a single ministry.
Chorahbil and Rezig called to other functions
The press release from the Presidency of the Republic specified that the Ministers of Digitization and Trade, Hocine Chorabil and Kamel Rezig are called to other functions.
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.
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