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| Abdelaziz Djerad | |
|---|---|
| Name | Abdelaziz Djerad |
| Native name | عبد العزيز جراد |
| Office | Prime Minister of Algeria |
| President | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
| Term start | 28 December 2019 |
| Term end | 30 June 2021 |
| Predecessor | Noureddine Bedoui |
| Successor | Aymen Benabderrahmane |
| Birth date | 12 February 1954 |
| Birth place | Khemis Miliana, Algeria |
| Alma mater | University of Algiers |
Abdelaziz Djerad is an Algerian academic, diplomat, and politician who served as Prime Minister of Algeria from December 2019 to June 2021. A scholar of political science and international relations, he held posts in Algerian universities and diplomatic missions before entering national politics under President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Djerad's tenure intersected with the 2019–2020 Algerian protests, the COVID-19 pandemic, and shifting relations with states such as France, Turkey, and Morocco.
Djerad was born in Khemis Miliana in the province of Aïn Defla during the era of the Algerian War of Independence period that followed the end of French Algeria. He studied at the University of Algiers where he earned degrees in political science and later completed postgraduate work linking Algerian public administration with comparative frameworks found in texts associated with John Rawls, Max Weber, and Samuel Huntington. His early intellectual formation occurred amid the postcolonial debates involving figures such as Houari Boumédiène and later generations influenced by the policies of Chadli Bendjedid.
Djerad taught at several Algerian institutions, including the University of Algiers and the University of Jijel, contributing to curricula on international relations, constitutional studies, and public administration. He produced scholarship engaging with topics referenced by scholars like Hans Morgenthau and institutions such as the United Nations and the African Union on sovereignty and regional integration. Djerad served in diplomatic capacities in missions that related to ties with countries including Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, coordinating with multilateral organizations such as the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. He authored works and briefings circulated among think tanks and ministries influenced by comparative studies referencing European Union models, OECD policy instruments, and postcolonial governance debates tied to thinkers like Frantz Fanon.
Djerad entered formal politics as an adviser and later as a ministerial appointee during administrations aligned with presidencies including Abdelaziz Bouteflika and transitional arrangements prompted by the 2019 protest movement. He held advisory roles in cabinets that negotiated with entities such as OPEC on hydrocarbon policy and coordinated security policy with regional partners like Morocco and Mali. Djerad's political trajectory intersected with parties and figures including National Liberation Front personalities, technocrats associated with Ministry of Foreign Affairs leadership, and reformist currents inspired by episodes like the Black Spring.
Appointed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in late 2019, Djerad led a government tasked with responding to demands emerging from the Hirak movement, implementing electoral and institutional reforms, and managing the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. His administration engaged with economic stakeholders including Sonatrach and negotiated fiscal measures in the context of global oil price fluctuations affecting relations with OPEC+. Djerad supervised security coordination with regional partners including Libya and Niger amid Sahel crises, and his cabinet enacted measures affecting ties with France and multilateral donors like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Domestic controversies during his term involved debates over electoral law reforms, responses to mass demonstrations inspired by the 2019 protests, and policy disputes with parliamentary groups such as factions tied to the Movement of Society for Peace and independents.
Djerad advocated policies emphasizing institutional continuity, administrative reform influenced by comparative models like those in the European Union and Canada, and a foreign policy rooted in principles associated with the Non-Aligned Movement and pan-Arab solidarity common to the Arab League. He prioritized fiscal stabilization measures that interacted with energy-sector strategies of Sonatrach and investment frameworks involving partners from China, Russia, and Turkey. On regional security, Djerad supported Algerian mediation roles historically exercised in crises such as the Tuareg rebellion mediations and diplomatic initiatives toward Mali and Libya. His stance on civil liberties sought a balance between state order and concessions to protest movements, echoing debates that involved jurists influenced by Mahfoud Nahnah-era reformists and constitutional scholars analyzing precedents set under Chadli Bendjedid and Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Djerad is married and has children; his family background is rooted in the Aïn Defla Province region and the broader socio-cultural milieu of Kabylie-adjacent communities. Outside politics he engaged with academic networks including conferences hosted by the University of Algiers, collaborations with scholars from Cairo University, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and exchanges with researchers from institutions such as the European Council on Foreign Relations. He has been associated with publications circulated in regional outlets linked to the Algiers Press Service and has participated in panels with representatives from entities like the African Development Bank.
Category:1954 births Category:Prime Ministers of Algeria Category:University of Algiers faculty