Sisi Congratulates Algeria's President-Elect Tebboune

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated on Friday Abdelmadjid Tebboune for winning Algeria's presidential poll that was held on Thursday.

Earlier today, the Algerian electoral commission declared Tebboune, as the winner in the presidential election, with securing 58% of the vote.

On his social media accounts, President Sisi extended his greetings to the Algerian people and the government on the success of presidential vote.

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Tebboune, born on 17 November 1945, was former prime minister of Algeria from May 2017 to August 2017.

He held several administrative positions in the 1980s and was in charge of several cities (Adrar, Tiaret and Tizi Ouzou). In 1991, he became Minister Delegate for Local Government under Chadli Bendjedid.

In 2001, he chaired the Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing, under Ali Benflis. He remained there for a year before representing former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in one-off diplomatic missions in Iran and Syria.