The President of the Council of the Nation of Algeria is the presiding officer of that body. From the creation of the

Council of the Nation The Council of the Nation ( ar, مجلس الأمة, Majlis al-Ummah) is the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. It is composed of 144 members, 2/3 of which are elected indirectly and 1/3 of which are appointed by the president of Algeria. ...

in 1997, it is the

upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...

of the

Parliament of Algeria The Parliament of Algeria consists of two chambers: *The Council of the Nation (Upper Chamber) *The People's National Assembly ( Lower Chamber) See also * Politics of Algeria *List of legislatures by country References External linksPeop ...

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References

Official website of the Council of the Nation (in Arabic) {{DEFAULTSORT:Presidents of the Council of the Nation (Algeria) Politics of Algeria Algeria, Council of the Nation Lists of Algerian people