Algerian President nominates Hamdani to form new Cabinet

Algerian President Liamine Zeroual on Tuesday assigned Ismail Hamadani to form the new Algerian government. Hamadani had the position of member of the nation's council before he was appointed as prime minister. He was born in 1930 in Bordj Bou Arreridj province, 226 km from the capital Algiers. Hamadani occupied several diplomatic posts.

He served as Algerian ambassador to Spain, France, and UNESCO, as secretary general of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and held several governmental posts, especially as an advisor for the Algerian president on international affairs. He is also chairman of the Algerian Society for Foreign Relations.