[1] Hoffman was born in 1922 to a father in the French Foreign Legion and an Algerian mother.
[2] Following Algerian independence, Hoffman served as the commander of military intelligence under Houari Boumédiène until 1965.
[4] Hoffman informed American intelligence on the condition of Boumediene while the president was in a coma.
[5] Hoffman was appointed as wali of Algiers Province on August 18, 1970, succeeding M'hamed Yala.
[9][10] In an interview with the New York Times in 1982, Hoffman supported better relations between Algeria and the United States.