Abdelghani Akbi

Akbi was born on March 20, 1933.^[1] He received a law degree from the University of California, Riverside.^[1] During the Algerian War, he served as a commander in the FLN.^[2] Following Algerian independence, Akbi held several wali and gubernatorial positions in Sétif Province in 1964, Batna Province and Oran Province in 1965, and Constantine Province in 1974.^[3][4][5]

In March 1979, Akbi was appointed Minister of Commerce in the government of Prime Minister Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani under President Chadli Bendjedid.^[6] Akbi left this post during the ministerial reshuffle in July 1980.^[7] He later pursued a career in diplomacy, serving as the Algerian ambassador to Italy in 1970, Tunisia in 1982, China in 1984, and Niger in 1990.^{[8][9][10][11]} In 2010, Akbi was appointed to the Council of the Nation.^[12]