President Tebboune Sacks Prime Minister
- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed Sifi Ghrieb as acting prime minister, replacing Nadir Larbaoui, according to state media reports.
- Nadir Larbaoui, who had been in office since November 2023, was previously Algeria’s ambassador to the UN.
- The presidency’s statement did not provide a reason for Larbaoui’s removal, which has drawn attention on social media.
- Sifi Ghrieb will continue as Industry Minister while assuming the role of interim prime minister.
Algerian President has sacked his Prime Minister, Nadir Larbaoui from duty, a statement from the presidency announced without providing reasons for the sack.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has replaced the Prime Minister with the Minister of Industry Sifi Ghrieb who will function on acting capacity.
Larbaoui, a former lawyer has been the North African nation’s Prime Minister since November 2023 following a diplomatic career that saw him represent Algeria as ambassador to several countries as well as to the United Nations.
His absence at a recent meeting recently to discuss a bus accident that had killed 18 people had drawn attention and criticism on social media.
Ghrieb is expected to retain his ministerial position till a substantive Prime Minister is appointed.
He has served in various senior positions including as board chairman at the Algerian Qatari Steel company.
Despite the development, the oil-rich country is largely seen as politically stable.
