Salah Eddine Dahmoune is an Algerian politician who served as the Minister of the Interior from April 2 to December 19, 2019.
[2][3] In his swearing-in ceremony, Dahmoune stated that stability and national security were his priorities.
[5][6][7] On December 3, 2019, amidst the Hirak protests, Dahmoune called protesters and opponents of the 2019 Algerian presidential election "pseudo-Algerians, traitors, deviants, and homosexuals" who "convey the remaining ideas of colonialism.
"[8][9] His remarks sparked massive backlash among the Algerian public, and he was forced to retract his statements.
[10] Dahmoune was dismissed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on December 19 following the resignation of the Bedoui government.