Abdelhamid Brahimi ( / ʿabdu l-ḥamīd Brāhīmī; 2 April 1936 – 15 August 2021) was an Algerian politician who first served as minister of planning before becoming the prime minister of Algeria under Chadli Bendjedid.
Early life
Brahimi was born on 2 April 1936 in Mila, and later served during the Algerian War of Independence in the ranks of the National Liberation Army.
Political career
After the Algerian War of Independence, he was appointed wali of the wilaya of Annaba Province, and was later made representative of the gas company Sonatrach in the United States in 1976. He briefly taught at the University of Algiers until 1975. He later stated that the president had faced internal opposition from senior members in the FLN, which led to them looking for other candidates and increasing dissent. In response, Bendjedid purposefully instigated trouble in October 1988, which provoked a national crisis and led to Brahimi being sacked. He went into exile after fearing for his life due to death threats from other parties, and was unable to return as his Algerian passport was revoked.