Yacine Hammadi

Yacine Hammadi
Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts
In office
July 7, 2021 – March 16, 2023
PresidentAbdelmadjid Tebboune
Preceded byMohamed Ali Boughazi
Succeeded byMokhtar Didouche
Personal details
Born (1973-11-22) November 22, 1973 (age 51)
Khenchela, Algeria
Alma materNational School of Administration
Faculty of Law, University of Algiers

Yacine Hammadi (born 22 November 1973) is an Algerian politician who served as the Minister of Tourism of Algeria between July 8, 2021, and March 18, 2023.

Biography

Hammadi was born on November 22, 1973, in Khenchela, Algeria. He attended the National School of Administration where he graduated in 1992 with a baccalaureate in general administration.[1] He then completed his master's in States and Public Institutions at the Faculty of Law at the University of Algiers.[1] Hammadi then attended administration schools in Paris, with his first government experience being as a cabinet attaché in the walis of M'Sila, Batna, and Tamanrasset. He then became the secretary general of the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts of Algeria between 2020 and 2021.[1][2]

Hammadi was appointed as Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts on July 7, 2021, by president Abdelmadjid Tebboune during a cabinet reshuffle. Hammadi's appointment ousted Mohamed Ali Boughazi as part of the integration of Benabderrahmane government.[1][2] Under Hammadi's tenure, Algeria received money from Qatar to boost the Algerian tourism industry including in the state-owned Hotellerie, Tourisme, et Thermalisme company.[3] The deal was under pressure by Tunisian interests, as an increase in Algerian tourism would draw visitors away from Tunisia.[3]

Hammadi was sacked on March 16, 2023, and replaced by Mokhtar Didouche.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Yacine Hammadi, ministre du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat :Quand jeunesse veut, tous abdiquent". La patrie news (in French). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Kojo Bentum (2021-07-12). "Yacine Hammadi appointed Algeria's new Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts". Voyages Afriq. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ a b Atalayar (2023-01-05). "Qatar pours investment into Algeria's tourism sector to put pressure on Tunisia". Atalayar. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  4. ^ "Passation des pouvoirs entre M. Yacine Hammadi, ministre sortant, du tourisme et de l'artisanat d'une part, et M. Moukhtar Didouche, Nommé ministre du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat – وزارة السياحة والصناعة التقليديـة" (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-05.