Ahmed Hamiani was an Algerian politician and veteran of the Algerian War who served as the third wali of Algiers Province between 1962 and 1964.
[1] Hamiani assisted Barakrok when the latter refused to attend the United Nations alongside the French delegation.
[2] Instead, Hamiani and Barakrok went to Geneva to meet with Liamine Zéroual and Khaled Nacer-Khodja, both intelligence officers in the Ministry of Armaments and General Liaisons, the predecessor to the modern Algerian security service.
[1] After Algerian independence, Hamiani was appointed as the third wali of Algiers Province on December 6, 1962, replacing Nadir Kassab.
[3] He held this position until August 8, 1964, when Hamiani was replaced by Rabah Bouaziz.