Ali Benflis

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Ali Benflis
علي بن فليس
Head of Government of Algeria
In office
27 August 2000 – 13 August 2004
PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Preceded byAhmed Benbitour
Succeeded byAhmed Ouyahia
Personal details
Born (1944-09-08) 8 September 1944 (age 79)
Batna, Algeria
Political partyNational Liberation Front (until 2004)

Ali Benflis (Arabic: على بن فليس; born 8 September 1944) is an Algerian politician who was Head of Government of Algeria from 2000 to 2004.[1] In 2003, he became the general secretary of the National Liberation Front party. He ran for President of Algeria twice in 2004 and in 2014.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Algeria's presidential challengers". BBC News. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2010.