Abdelaziz Belkhadem
Abdelaziz Belkhadem ( Arabic عبد العزيز بلخادم, DMG ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Bilḫādim ; * November 8, 1945 in Aflou ) is an Algerian politician of the unity party FLN .
As a member of the FLN Politburo, Abdelaziz Belkhadem was a prominent advocate of the changes to marriage and family law in 1984, which were based on Sharia law and, compared to the previous secular constitution, subordinated the position of women to men.
Belkhadem was Foreign Minister from August 2000 to May 2005. Belkhadem was Prime Minister of his country between May 2006 and June 2008 and was then replaced by Ahmed Ouyahia , who had also been his predecessor in office.
Individual evidence
- ^ Martin Evans, John Phillips: Algeria - Anger of the Dispossesed. New Haven, 2007, p. 126
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SURNAME | Belkhadem, Abdelaziz |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | عبد العزيز بلخادم (Arabic) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aflou , Algeria |