Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani

Mohammed ben Ahmed Abdelghani (18 March 1927 – 22 September 1996) (Arabic: محمد بن أحمد عبد الغني‎‎) was the prime minister of Algeria under President Chadli Bendjedid from 8 March 1979 until 22 January 1984. He served as the first prime minister of Algeria since 1963 when the position was abolished. As of 2017, he served the longest consecutive term of any prime minister in Algeria. Abdelghani also served as the interior minister from 1974 to 1980. He died in Algiers.