Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi
Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi | |
|---|---|
 Ferroukhi in 2021 | |
| Minister of Post and Information and Communication Technologies (acting) | |
| In office 27 April 2021 – 8 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Brahim Boumzar |
| Succeeded by | Karim Bibi Triki |
| Minister of Fisheries and Fish Production | |
| In office 4 January 2020 – 8 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Cherif Omari |
| Succeeded by | Hicham Sofiane Salawatchi |
| Member of the People's National Assembly | |
| In office 18 May 2017 – 4 March 2019 | |
| Constituency | Algiers Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1967 Bologhine, Algeria |
| Died | 17 June 2022 (aged 54) Rouïba, Algeria |
| Political party | FLN |
| Education | Higher National Agronomic School |
Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi (Arabic: سيد أحمد فروخي; 11 July 1967 – 17 June 2022) was an Algerian politician.
Biography[edit]
Sid Ahmed was the son of doctor Hamdane Ferroukhi[1] and the nephew of resistance fighter Mustapha Ferroukhi.[2] He obtained the title of state engineer in agronomy from the Higher National Agronomic School, of which he became Deputy Director in 1997. In 2005, he was appointed Secretary-General of the Algerian Space Agency.[2]
Ferroukhi served as Minister of Fisheries and Fishery Resources from 2012 to 2016 and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2015 to 2016.[1] In 2017, he was elected to the People's National Assembly as a member of the National Liberation Front, where he supported the fifth term of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He resigned from his mandate on 4 March 2019 amidst the Hirak Movement.[3]
From 2020 to 2021, Ferroukhi was interim Minister of Fisheries and Fish Production.[4]
Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi died of cardiac arrest in Rouïba on 17 June 2022 at the age of 54.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Zerrouk, Djamel (9 April 2017). "Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi revient par la grande porte". Le Jeune Indépendant (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b Ouazani, Cherif (25 September 2012). "Gouvernement algérien : patientez jeunesse !". Jeune Afrique (in French). Algiers. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Zmirli, Amayas (4 March 2019). "Annonces de Bouteflika : les Algériens plus que sceptiques". Le Point (in French). Algiers. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Le Président Tebboune nomme les membres du nouveau gouvernement". Algeria Press Service (in French). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi est décédé". L'Expression (in French). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.