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El Bayadh بلدية البيض
—  Municipality  —
Commune of El Bayadh
El Bayadh Location of El Bayadh within Algeria
Coordinates: 33°40′49″N 1°01′13″E / 33.68028°N 1.02028°E / 33.68028; 1.02028Coordinates: 33°40′49″N 1°01′13″E / 33.68028°N 1.02028°E / 33.68028; 1.02028
Country	Algeria
Province	El Bayadh (seat)
District	El Bayadh (coextensive)
Government
• PMA Seats	11
Area
• Total	497 km2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation	1,304 m (4,278 ft)
Population (1998)
• Total	64,632
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Postal code	32000
ONS code	3201

El Bayadh (Arabic: البيض‎) is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province.

v t e Provincial seats of Algeria Adrar Aïn Defla Aïn Témouchent Algiers Annaba Batna Béchar Béjaïa Biskra Blida Bordj Bou Arréridj Bouïra Boumerdès Chlef Constantine Djelfa El Bayadh El Oued El Taref Ghardaïa Guelma Illizi Jijel Khenchela Laghouat Mascara Médéa Mila Mostaganem M'Sila Naâma Oran Ouargla Oum el-Bouaghi Relizane Saida Sétif Sidi Bel Abbès Skikda Souk Ahras Tamanrasset Tébessa Tiaret Tindouf Tipaza Tissemsilt Tizi Ouzou Tlemcen

v t e El Bayadh Province Chellala District Chellala El Maharra Brézina District Brézina Ghassoul Krakda Rogassa District Rogassa Kef Lahmar Cheguig Boualem District Boualem Sidi Slimane Stitten Sidi Taifour Sidi Amar Bougtob District Bougtob El Kheiter Tousmouline El Bayadh District El Bayadh Boussemghoun District Boussemghoun El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh El Bnoud Aïn El Orak Arbaouet

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Lakhdar Belloumi (Arabic: لخضر بلومي‎) (born December 29, 1958 in Mascara, Algeria) is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa and the world. He is said to have invented the Blind Pass.^[1] He is awarded the 4th best African player of the century.^[2] He holds the record as the most capped Algerian player (with 147 national caps) and he is the second best goalscorer of the Algeria team in all time (with 34 goals) after Abdelhafid Tasfaout (35 goals).

Belloumi's goal against reigning European champions West Germany earned Algeria a stunning 2-1 victory in their World Cup debut in Spain '82.^[3]

International career[link]

He participated at 1980 Summer Olympics, at two editions of FIFA World Cup (1982 and 1986), at four editions of Africa Cup of Nations (1980, 1982, 1984 and 1988) and at two editions of Mediterranean Games (1979 and 1983). For Algeria national football team he got 147 caps (FIFA recognize only 100 caps) and scored 34 goals. In 1981, he was awarded African Footballer of the Year. Belloumi scored the winning goal in the 2-1 win over West Germany in 1982 world cup, and was a pivotal player in the Algerian national team throughout the 1980s. His last game for Algeria came in 1989.

Club career[link]

Lakhdar Belloumi, Algerian champion with GC Mascara 1984

Belloumi spent almost his entire career at home (apart from a brief spell in Qatar late in his career), most notably with his hometown club GC Mascara, as well as MC Oran. He played also with MC Alger for two years during his military service in Algiers. He won two domestic championships during his career in 1984 with GC Mascara and in 1988 with MC Oran. After returning for another spell in Mascara in 1994, he continued playing until retirement in 1999.

Belloumi had contact with various European clubs, including Barcelona, before Spain '82, but "the law did not allow us to leave the country before the age of 27". In 1985 he caught the eye of Juventus after shining in a friendly against them, only to miss out on a dream transfer after breaking his leg in the African Champions' Cup in Libya against Al-Ittihad. He was understandably disappointed "It was a real shame for me that I couldn't go".^[4]

Often overlooked for international recognition due to not joining a major European club, despite the interest of major European clubs (Juventus were reportedly very keen to acquire his services despite the performances of Michel Platini). Belloumi was recognised by any who watched him play, including the great Pele, as a fantastic player. He was not out of place as an international playmaker during the era in which Diego Maradona and Michel Platini both played, having starred for the great Algerian side of the 1982 World Cup.

Honours[link]

Personnel[link]

• Best scorer of the Algerian League 1978 with MC Oran with 11 goals
• 3rd best player in the football tournament of the Mediterranean Games 1979 in Split
• Best forward in 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria
• Best African Footballer of the Year in 1981 (African golden ball)
• 3rd African Footballer of the Year in 1982
• 3rd best scorer in 1984 African Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire with 2 goals
• 2nd best player in 1984 African Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire
• Best scorer in 1988 African Cup of Nations with Roger Milla, Gamal Abdelhamid & Abdoulaye Traoré with 2 goals
• 2nd best scorer of Algerian team in all times with 34 goals
• 4th best African player of the century
• Merit Award from the CAF to his career Excellence 2008
• Best Algerian player of the century with Rabah Madjer 2009

With clubs[link]

• Algerian League Champion in 1984 with GC Mascara and 1988 with MC Oran
• 2nd in the Algerian League in 1987 & 1990 with MC Oran
• 2nd in the African Champions League in 1989 with MC Oran

With the Algerian national team[link]

• Bronze medal in the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split
• 2nd in the final of the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria
• Quarter final round in the 1980 Summer Olympics Games in Moscow
• 2 participations in FIFA World Cup of 1982 in Spain & 1986 in Mexico
• 3nd in the African Cup of Nations of 1984 in Côte d'Ivoire & 1988 in Morocco

News[link]

Belloumi was a subject of an arrest warrant in Egypt for almost 20 years following an incident in Cairo in 1989 when after a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match a brawl erupted between players of the Algerian squad and Egyptian supporters that left an Egyptian doctor seriously injured in his eye by a broken bottle which was attributed to be thrown by Belloumi. From 2006, he was added among the lists of the accused in Interpol. Belloumi always claimed his innocence and teammates present at the incident had also testified before the Algerian justice that it was goalkeeper Kamel Kadri responsible for inflicting the injury. The warrant was finally rescinded in April 2009 and Belloumi was cleared of all legal proceedings at the initiative of Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in collaboration of the Algerian and Egyptian authorities.^[5] · ^[6] · ^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• FIFA Player Statistics: Lakhdar BELLOUMI - fifa.com
• Career Stats (National Football Teams)
• (MC Oran official site)
• Profile (MC Alger fansite)
• Lakhdar Belloumi interview at DZ Foot (French)

Algeria squads v t e Algeria squad – 1980 Africa Cup of Nations GK Cerbah GK Harb DF Derouaz DF Guendouz DF Horr DF Khedis DF Kouici DF Merzekane MF Belloumi MF Fergani MF Ghrib MF Larbès MF Mahyouz MF Slimani FW Assad FW Bensaoula FW Madjer FW Benmiloudi FW Guemri Coach: Khalef & Rajkov v t e Algeria squad – 1980 Summer Olympics 1 Amara 2 Guendouz 3 Mahyouz 4 Merzekane 5 Khedis 6 Madjer 7 Fergani 8 Rahmani 9 Bensaoula 10 Belloumi 11 Assad 12 Larbès 13 Menad 14 Bouhalla 15 Derouaz 16 Yahi 17 Ghrib Coach: Khalef v t e Algeria squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup 1 Cerbah 2 Guendouz 3 Kouici 4 Kourichi 5 Merzekane 6 Bencheikh 7 Assad 8 Fergani (c) 9 Bensaoula 10 Belloumi 11 Madjer 12 Larbès 13 Yahi 14 Zidane 15 Dahleb 16 Mansouri 17 Horr 18 Maroc 19 Tlemçani 20 Bourebbou 21 Amara 22 Bentaala Coach: Khalef & Mekloufi v t e Algeria squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Drid 2 Guendouz (c) 3 Chebal 4 Kourichi 5 Liegeon 6 Kaci-Said 7 Assad 8 Maroc 9 Menad 10 Belloumi 11 Madjer 12 Bensaoula 13 Harkouk 14 Zidane 15 Sadmi 16 Mansouri 17 Benkhalidi 18 Benmabrouk 19 Chaib 20 Megharia 21 El Hadi 22 Amara Coach: Saâdane

Abdelaziz Belkhadem (Arabic: عبد العزيز بلخادم‎) (born November 8, 1945^[1]) is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria from 2006 to 2008. He is the Secretary-General of the National Liberation Front (FLN), and since 2008 he has been Minister of State and Personal Representative of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Political career[link]

Belkhadem was born in Aflou, Laghouat Province, Algeria.^[1] A graduate in literature and economics, he began his professional life in 1964 as a financial inspector and later was a professor of Arabic literature.^{[citation needed]} In 1972, President Houari Boumédiène appointed him as Deputy Director of International Relations at the Presidency, and he held that post until 1977.^[1]

As an FLN candidate, Belkhadem was elected to the People's National Assembly (APN) in 1977 from Sougueur in Tiaret, and was re-elected as a deputy from Sougueur in 1982 and 1987. During his time as a deputy, he was rapporteur of the APN's Planning and Finance Committee before being elected as President of the Education, Training, and Scientific Research Committee in 1987. He was Vice-President of the APN from 1988 to 1990 and President of the APN from October 1990 to 1992. Belkhadem was a member of the Political Bureau of the FLN from 1991 to 1997. Later, he was Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 2000 to May 2005, and then Minister of State and personal representative of the Head of State (President Abdelaziz Bouteflika) from May 2005 to May 2006.^[1] He was appointed as Prime Minister on May 24, 2006, replacing Ahmed Ouyahia.^[2]

One of two bombings in Algiers on April 11, 2007 struck near Belkhadem's office. He was not harmed in the attack and condemned the bombings as "criminal and cowardly". At least 23 people were reported killed in the two bombings.^[3]

Following the May 2007 parliamentary election, Belkhadem presented the resignation of his government, as expected, and this was accepted by President Bouteflika on June 1. Belkhadem remained in office in a caretaker capacity, along with 11 ministers; the remaining 15, who won parliamentary seats in the election, were required to choose between those seats and their positions as ministers.^[4][5] Bouteflika reappointed Belkhadem as Prime Minister in a new government on June 4.^[6]

Bouteflika appointed Ouyahia as Prime Minister on June 23, 2008, replacing Belkhadem, who was instead appointed as Bouteflika's personal representative.^[7]

See also[link]

• Cabinet of Algeria

References[link]

v t e Prime Ministers of Algeria (List) Ben Bella vacant, 1963–79 Abdelghani Brahimi Merbah Hamrouche Ghozali Abdessalam Malek Sifi Ouyahia Hamdani Benbitour Benflis Ouyahia Belkhadem Ouyahia