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Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Highest position in the Algeria's National Armed Forces
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The Chief of Staff of People's National Army (Arabic: رئيس أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي, romanized: Raʾīs ʾArkān al-Ǧayš al-Waṭanī al-Šaʿbī; French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée nationale populaire) is the highest position in the Algerian People's National Army. It was left empty for many years after Chief of Staff Tahar Zbiri staged a coup attempt against President Houari Boumédiène.
| Chief of Staff of the People's National Army | |
|---|---|
| رئيس أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée nationale populaire | |
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| Ministry of National Defense | |
| Type | Chief of staff |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defense |
| Seat | Algiers |
| Appointer | President of Algeria |
| Formation | 4 March 1964 |
| First holder | Colonel Tahar Zbiri |
| Website | Official website |
The current chief of staff is Saïd Chengriha, who has served in the position in an acting capacity since the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019.
Chiefs of staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Tahar Zbiri (1929–2024) | 4 March 1964 | 1 November 1967 | 3 years, 242 days | – | – | |
| 2 | Major general Mostefa Belloucif (1939–2010) | 28 November 1984 | 22 November 1986 | 1 year, 359 days |  Algerian Land Forces | – | |
| 3 | Major general Abdellah Belhouchet (1924–2003) | 22 November 1986 | 16 November 1988 | 1 year, 360 days | Algerian Land Forces | – | |
| 4 | Major general Khaled Nezzar (1937–2023) | 16 November 1988 | 25 July 1990 | 1 year, 251 days | Algerian Land Forces | – | |
| 5 | Major general Abdelmalek Guenaizia (1936–2019) | 25 July 1990 | 10 July 1993 | 2 years, 350 days | Algerian Air Force | [1] | |
| 6 | Lieutenant general Mohamed Lamari (1939–2012) | 10 July 1993 | 3 August 2004 | 11 years, 24 days | Algerian Land Forces | [2] | |
| 7 | Lieutenant general Ahmed Gaid Salah (1940–2019) | 3 August 2004 | 23 December 2019 # | 15 years, 142 days | Algerian Land Forces | [3] | |
| – | Major general Saïd Chengriha (born 1945) Acting | 23 December 2019 | 3 July 2020 | 193 days | Algerian Land Forces | [4] | |
| 8 | General Saïd Chengriha (born 1945) | 3 July 2020 | Incumbent | 6 years, 66 days | Algerian Land Forces | [5] |
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