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Kasdi Merbah
Fez, Morocco
Archival Overview
Influential Algerian statesman, head of military intelligence (Sécurité Militaire) under Houari Boumediene, and Prime Minister who championed economic reforms and national peace dialogue.
Biographical Record
Abdallah Khalif, known by his nom de guerre Kasdi Merbah, was a law student who joined the FLN in 1956, becoming a top aide to Abdelhafid Boussouf in the Ministry of Armaments and General Liaisons (MALG). Following independence, he built the Sécurité Militaire into one of the most effective intelligence services in the developing world.
Appointed Prime Minister in 1988 by President Chadli Bendjedid, Merbah drafted the implementing legislation for democratic transition and judicial independence. In the 1990s, he founded the MAJD political party to advocate national dialogue, before being assassinated alongside his brother and son in August 1993.
Key Life Milestones
Director of National Military Security
Structured Algeria's strategic intelligence service, safeguarding national sovereignty through the Cold War.
Director of National Military Security
Structured Algeria's strategic intelligence service, safeguarding national sovereignty through the Cold War.
Director of National Military Security
Structured Algeria's strategic intelligence service, safeguarding national sovereignty through the Cold War.
Appointment as Prime Minister of Algeria
Led the government during the crucial legislative drafting of democratic reforms and economic modernization.
Appointment as Prime Minister of Algeria
Led the government during the crucial legislative drafting of democratic reforms and economic modernization.
Appointment as Prime Minister of Algeria
Led the government during the crucial legislative drafting of democratic reforms and economic modernization.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialAlgiers, Algeria