Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani

Mohammed ben Ahmed Abdelghani (18 March 1927 – 22 September 1996)[1] (Arabic: محمد بن أحمد عبد الغني) was the prime minister of Algeria under President Chadli Bendjedid from 8 March 1979 until 22 January 1984.

As of 2017, he has served the longest consecutive term of any prime minister in Algeria.

Abdelghani was an active member of the Algerian People's Party and the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties.

In December of 1974, he was appointed to the post of the Minister of the Interior following the death of Ahmed Medeghri.

He left in 1988 but reappeared in September of 1996 as a participant in the National Accord Conference.