Sabri Boukadoum
صبري بوقادوم
Prime Minister of Algeria
Acting
In office
19 December 2019 – 28 December 2019
PresidentAbdelmadjid Tebboune
Preceded byNoureddine Bedoui
Succeeded byAbdelaziz Djerad
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
31 March 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNoureddine Bedoui
Abdelaziz Djerad
Preceded byRamtane Lamamra
Succeeded byRamtane Lamamra
Personal details
Born (1958-09-01) 1 September 1958 (age 65)
Constantine, Algeria
ProfessionDiplomat, politician

Sabri Boukadoum (Arabic: صبري بوقادوم; born 1 September 1958) is an Algerian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 31 March 2019. He briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Algeria from 19 to 28 December 2019.[1] He was a member of the Algerian government diplomatic team since 2013.[2]

Early life and education

Boukadoum was born on 1 September 1958 in Constantine, Algeria.[3][4] He graduated from the École nationale d'administration — Diplomatic Section.[5]

Career

Between 1987 and 1988, Boukadoum was First Secretary at the Algerian embassy in Budapest.[6] From 1988 until 1992, he worked as Counsellor at the United Nations in New York.[6] From 1993 until 1996, he was the Director for Political Affairs, the United Nations and Disarmament.[7]

From November 1996 until September 2001, Boukadoum served as ambassador to Ivory Coast.[5] From November 2001 until October 2005, he was Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From October 2005 until August 2009, he served as ambassador to Portugal. From 2009 until 2013, Boukadoum was the Director General for the Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8] In December 2013, he was appointed Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations.[9] In June 2016, Boukadoum was elected Chair of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee.[10]

Boukadoum means U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Bari, Italy on June 29, 2021.

From 19 December 2019 until 28 December 2019, he was the Algerian Prime Minister and replaced by Abdelaziz Djerad. On 2 January 2020, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed Sabri Boukadoum as new Minister of Foreign Affairs.[11][12]

In January 2020, Boukadoum chaired the Ministerial Session of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. The meeting planned to ensure peace and to discuss the organization of the presidential election in December 2021 in Libya.[13]

In May 2021, he chaired the African Union Peace and Security Council meeting in Algiers on the situation of COVID-19 and access to vaccines.[14]

Personal life

Boukadoum is a polyglot. Besides speaking Arabic, he is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. He is married and has two children.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Sabri Boukadom is new Algerian interim prime minister". ansamed. 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sabri Boukadoum (Algeria) Chair of First Committee | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Le président nomme Sabri Boukadoum : Ministre des affaires étrangères de la république démocratique populaire d'Algérie depuis le 2 janvier 2020" (in French). elmoudjahid.
  4. ^ "Dix choses à savoir sur Sabri Boukadoum, ministre algérien des Affaires étrangères – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Sabri Boukadoum (Algeria) Chair of First Committee | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Biography of the Minister of Foreign Affairs – Embassy of Algeria". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "General Assembly - First Committee - 27th Meeting". United Nations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ Anna (24 June 2019). "His Excellency Sabri Boukadoum". Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Algeria Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Sabri Boukadoum (Algeria) Chair of First Committee | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Algeria names Abdelaziz Djerad as its new prime minister". Reuters. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Algeria names Sabri Boukadoum interim PM: state TV". Reuters. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Algeria chairs meeting of Peace and Security Council of African Union on situation in Libya". المؤسسة العمومية للتلفزيون الجزائري. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Algerian Embassy in the United States of America". www.algerianembassy.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  15. ^ "A diplomat moves centre stage in Algeria's political crisis". The National. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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