Mourad Medelci

Mourad Medelci
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 4 June 2007 – current
Personal details
Born	30 April 1943 (1943-04-30) (age 68) Tlemcen, Algeria
Alma mater	University of Algiers

Mourad Medelci (born April 30, 1943 in Tlemcen) is an Algerian politician and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria.^[1]

Early life

Medelci studied Economics at the University of Algiers receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1966 and Masters degree in 1968. From 1970 to 1980 he worked in the private sector before entering public service as Secretary General of the Ministry of Commerce in 1980. He is married with five children.^[1]

Political career

Medelci was Minister of Trade from 1988 to 1989 and Deputy Minister for the Budget from 1990 to 1991. He was again Minister of Trade from 1999 to 2001, then Minister of Finance from 2001 to 2002. From 2002 to May 2005 he was adviser to the president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. In May 2005 he became Minister of Finance again, serving in that position until he became Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on June 4, 2007.^[1]

See also

• Cabinet of Algeria

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Page at Algerian government website.

External links

• The Government at the Prime Minister's official site

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Name	Medelci, Mourad
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Date of birth	30 April 1943
Place of birth	Tlemcen, Algeria
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