Career
Joined civilian wing, National Liberation Front, 1955; with, Joined Army National Liberation, 1957-1965; director external relations, Algerian Ministry Defense, 1965-1979; director general, National Security Affairs, 1979-1982; Algerian ambassador to Mexico, Mexico City, 1982-1988; ambassador to Japan, Tokyo, 1988-1992; ambassador to the United States, Washington, since 1992.
