Background
His father, Ali, was caid, son of caid to Makuda, a mixed commune of Tigzirt-sur-Mer.
His father, Ali, was caid, son of caid to Makuda, a mixed commune of Tigzirt-sur-Mer.
Obtained certificate of studies in 1937, before joining the Lycée Bugeaud in Algeria, then the High school of Ben Aknoun. But after two Than was involvedin the nationalist underground movement soon after leaving school.
His value to the party is his ability to keep the planners in touch with grass-roots feelings and to put across policies in simple terms to the masses. A hard-working politician who kept pushing up until he reached cabinet level in his mid-forties.
Pioneer of the liberation movement, who was sentenced in 1945 to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour at the age of 21 by the French, as a “subversive agent” he was out of most of the fighting. When he was released he was given a hero’s welcome into the National Liberation Front (FLN) and became party organiser for Tizi Ouzou. He entered Parliament as MP for Tizi Ouzou in 1964 and was elected to the FLN Central Committee in 1965.
He played no part in the June 1965 coup and was not included in Boumedienne’s first cabinet. In 1966 after independence, after several important posts in the party, he was appointed wali of Tizi Ouzou, then minister of labor and mujahedeen. His industry and enthusiasm impressed Boumedienne, who turned to him in 1968 to take over the challenge of labour problems and unemployment. Despite his eagerness to eliminate unemployment quickly, he realistically set his target at 1980 for solving the problem.
In 1988, he retired from politics, with a parenthesis, a member of the SCC, after being solicited by Boudiaf in 1992.
Liberal
Quotes from others about the person
"If Algeria is today free and independent, it is thanks to the sacrifices of just and resistant men like Mazouzi and so many others," said the former head of government Rédha Malek.