Aymen Benabderrahmane

Aymen Benabderrahmane
Aymen Benabderrahmane
أيمن بن عبد الرحمان
	Benabderrahmane in 2023
Prime Minister of Algeria
	In office; 30 June 2021 – 11 November 2023
President	Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Preceded by	Abdelaziz Djerad
Succeeded by	Nadir Larbaoui
Minister of Finance
	In office; 23 June 2020 – 17 February 2022
Prime Minister	Abdelaziz Djerad; Himself
Preceded by	Abderrahmane Raouya
Succeeded by	Abderrahmane Raouya
Personal details
Born	7 November 1960 (age 63); Algiers, Algeria
Political party	Independent
Profession	Politician;

Aymen Benabderrahmane (Arabic: أيمن بن عبد الرحمان; born 7 November 1960) is an Algerian politician who served as Prime Minister of Algeria from 30 June 2021^[1] to 11 November 2023.^[2] He had served as Minister of Finance from June 2020 to February 2022.^[3]^[4]

Early life

Benabderrahmane was born in 1960 in Algiers. ^[5]^[6]^[7] He graduated from the National School of Administration.

Professional career

From 1991 until 2000, he was Inspector of Finance at the General Inspectorate of Finance.^[8] From December 2001 until March 2010, Benabderrahmane served as Deputy Director for Control at the General Inspectorate of Finance.^[9] In addition, he worked as General Inspector of Finance in 2004 and as General Inspector Chief of Finance in 2006.^[8]

Benabderrahmane served as censor of the Bank of Algeria from March 2010 to June 2020.^[7] He was promoted to governor of the Bank of Algeria in November 2019,^[10] a position he served until June 2020.^[11]

Political career

From 23 June 2020 to February 2022, Benabderrahmane served as Minister of Finance.^[11]^[4] He was appointed Prime Minister on 30 June 2021^[12] and succeeded Abdelaziz Djerad.^[13] On 10 July 2021, Benabderrahmane tested positive for COVID-19. Algerian state TV said that he would quarantine for seven days, but will continue performing his duties virtually.^[14]

In July 2023, Benabderrahmane attended the 2023 Russia–Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.^[15]

Other activities

African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)^[16]
World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)^[17]
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)^[18]

References

^ "Aymen Benabderrahmane named as Algeria's new Prime Minister". The National. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane was removed from his position". Algérie Presse Service. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "Algeria appoints two-time veteran Raouya as Finance Minister". Middle East Monitor. 17 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "President Tebboune conducts ministerial reshuffle". Algeria Press Service. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ "Algeria names finance chief Benabderrahmane as prime minister".
^ "Index Bb-Bh".
^ ^a ^b Biographie de M. Aimene Benabderrahmane, Premier Ministre, site aps.dz, 30 juin 2021
^ ^a ^b "Prime Minister Aïmen Benabderrahmane: A long career in the financial sector". المؤسسة العمومية للتلفزيون الجزائري. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "Services du Premier Ministre | Premier Ministre". premier-ministre.gov.dz. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ Aymane Benabderrahmane prend ses fonctions de gouverneur de la Banque d'Algérie, site aps.dz, 17 novembre 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Aymen Benabderrahmane named as Algeria's new Prime Minister". The National. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ Le Président Tebboune nomme Aïmen Benabderrahmane nouveau Premier ministre, site aps.dz, 30 June 2021.
^ "Algeria names finance chief Benabderrahmane as prime minister". Al Jazeera. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Algerian prime minister is infected with COVID-19". Reuters. 10 July 2021.
^ "Russia-Africa Summit: Benabderrahmane attends reception in honour of heads of State and Government". Ambalgzagreb.com. 28 July 2023.
^ 2020 Annual Report African Development Bank (AfDB).
^ Board of Governors World Bank.
^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.

Government offices
Preceded by Mohamed Loukal	Governor of the Bank of Algeria 2019–2020	Succeeded by Rosthom Fadli
Political offices
Preceded by Abderrahmane Raouya	Minister of Finance 2020–2022	Succeeded by Abderrahmane Raouya
Preceded by Abdelaziz Djerad	Prime Minister of Algeria 2021–2023	Succeeded by Nadir Larbaoui