Saïd Chengriha

Saïd Chengriha (Arabic: سعيد شنقريحة, romanized: Saʿīd Šinqriḥa; born 1 August 1945) is a senior official in the Algerian People's National Army.[1] He was the commander of the ground forces and served as the army's interim chief of staff after the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019[2][3] until 3 July 2020 when he was officially appointed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.[4]

Saïd Chengriha
سعيد شنقريحة
Chengriha in 2020
Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Assumed office
23 December 2019
Preceded byAhmed Gaid Salah
Commander of Ground Forces
In office
September 2018 – March 2020
Personal details
Born (1945-08-01) 1 August 1945
El Kantara, Algeria
Military service
Allegiance Algeria
Branch/service Algerian People's National Army
RankArmy general
Battles/warsSix-Day War
Yom Kippur War

Military service

After graduating from Saint-Cyr Military Academy,[5] Chengriha took part in the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973.[6] He then attended the Voroshilov Academy.[7] He has received a number of awards, including the Military Order of Merit. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1998 and then to major general in 2003. He became the commander of ground forces in September 2018 and was named acting chief of staff following the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019.[8]

On 4 July 2022, Chengriha was promoted to the rank of Army general by president Tebboune, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Algerian independence.[9][10]

Personal life

Chengriha is married and has six children.[1][8]

References
  1. "Le Commandant des Forces". Ministère de la Défense Nationale (in French). Retrieved 24 Dec 2019.
  2. Saci, Yasmine. "President of the Republic appoints Major General, Saïd Chengriha, as Army Acting Chief". www.aps.dz. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  3. "Algerian army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  4. Thouraya, Chellouf. "Le Général de Corps d'Armée Saïd Chanegriha confirmé dans le poste de Chef d'état-major de l'ANP (MDN)". www.aps.dz (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. "Algérie : le chef d'état-major Saïd Chengriha imprime sa marque – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 7 Jul 2020. Retrieved 11 Jul 2022.
  6. "En Algérie, les premiers pas du président Tebboune confronté au décès du général Gaïd Salah". L'Opinion (in French). 24 Dec 2019. Retrieved 24 Dec 2019.
  7. Forson, Viviane (26 Dec 2019). "Qui est Saïd Chengriha, le nouveau patron de l'armée algérienne ?". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 11 Jul 2022.
  8. "رئيس الجمهورية يعين اللواء سعيد شنقريحة رئيسا لأركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي بالنيابة". Algeria Press Service. 23 December 2019.
  9. Boudjedri, Mounia (4 July 2022). "Saïd Chanegriha promu au grade de Général d'armée par le Président Tebboune". www.aps.dz (in French). Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. Dib, Nassima (4 July 2022). "La remise des grades par le Président Tebboune, une honorable tradition qui vient orner les us de notre patrie et de l'institution militaire". www.aps.dz (in French). Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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