Mourad Medelci
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Mourad Medelci is an Algerian politician and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria
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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.
. 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.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
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Early life
Medelci studied EconomicsEconomics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the University of Algiers
University of Algiers
The University of Algiers Benyoucef Benkhedda is a university located in Algiers, Algeria. It was founded in 1909 and is organized into seven faculties.-History:...
receiving his Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
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.
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 BouteflikaAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the ninth President of Algeria. He has been in office since 1999. He continued emergency rule until 24 February 2011, and presided over the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002...
. 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.
External links
- The Government at the Prime Minister's official site