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Chief of Staff of the People's National Army 
Summary
The Chief of Staff of People's National Army (Arabic: رئيس أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي, romanized: Raʾīs ʾArkān al-Ǧayš al-Waṭanī al-Šaʿbī; French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée nationale populaire) is the highest position in the Algerian People's National Armed Forces. It was left empty for many years after Chief of Staff Tahar Zbiri attempted a coup against President Houari Boumédiène.
| Chief of Staff of the People's National Army | |
|---|---|
| رئيس أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée nationale populaire | |
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| Ministry Of National Defense | |
| Type | Chief of staff |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defense |
| Seat | Algiers |
| Appointer | President of Algeria |
| Formation | 4 March 1964 |
| First holder | Colonel Tahar Zbiri |
| Website | Official website |
The current chief of staff is Saïd Chengriha, who has served in the position in an acting capacity since the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019.
Chiefs of staff edit
| No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Tahar Zbiri (born 1929) | 4 March 1964 | 1 November 1967 | 3 years, 242 days | – | – | |
| 2 | Major general Mostefa Belloucif (1939–2010) | 28 November 1984 | 22 November 1986 | 1 year, 359 days |  Algerian Land Forces | – | |
| 3 | Major general Abdellah Belhouchet (1924–2003) | 22 November 1986 | 16 November 1988 | 1 year, 360 days | Algerian Land Forces | – | |
| 4 | Major general Khaled Nezzar (1937–2023) | 16 November 1988 | 25 July 1990 | 1 year, 251 days | Algerian Land Forces | – | |
| 5 | Brigadier general (when appointed) Major general (since 1991) Abdelmalek Guenaizia (1936–2019) | 25 July 1990 | 10 July 1993 | 2 years, 350 days | Algerian Air Force | [1] | |
| 6 | Lieutenant general Mohamed Lamari (1939–2012) | 10 July 1993 | 3 August 2004 | 11 years, 24 days | Algerian Land Forces | [2] | |
| 7 | Major general (when appointed) Lieutenant general (since 2006) Ahmed Gaid Salah (1940–2019) | 3 August 2004 | 23 December 2019 † | 15 years, 142 days | Algerian Land Forces | [3] | |
| – | Major general Saïd Chengriha (born 1945) Acting | 23 December 2019 | 3 July 2020 | 193 days | Algerian Land Forces | [4] | |
| 8 | Lieutenant general (when promoted) General officer (since 2022) Saïd Chengriha (born 1945) | 3 July 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 293 days | Algerian Land Forces | [5] |
![Tahar Zbiri [fr]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Zbiri_tahar_et_khelladi_noureddine.jpg/100px-Zbiri_tahar_et_khelladi_noureddine.jpg)
![Mostefa Belloucif [fr]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81.jpg/100px-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81.jpg)
![Abdellah Belhouchet [ar; fr]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png)
References edit
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien ministre délégué à la Défense nationale Abdelmalek Guenaïzia". aps.dz (in French). Algérie Presse Service. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Omar, Khidr. "Exclusif : Décès du général de corps d'armée Mohamed Lamari". algerie-plus.com (in French). Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Algerian army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Saci, Yasmine. "President of the Republic appoints Major General, Saïd Chengriha, as Army Acting Chief". www.aps.dz. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Thouraya, Chellouf. "Le Général de Corps d'Armée Saïd Chanegriha confirmé dans le poste de Chef d'état-major de l'ANP (MDN)". www.aps.dz (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- Metz, Helen (1994). Algeria: A Country Study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 257. ISBN 0-8444-0831-X. Retrieved 1 January 2015.