Ahmed Gaid Salah

Ahmed Gaid Salah
أحمد ݣايد صالح
Vice-Minister of Defense
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 September 2013
Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Incumbent
Assumed office
2004
Preceded by Mohamed Lamari
Personal details
Born 13 January 1940
Batna, Algeria
Religion Sunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance  Algeria
Service/branch Algerian People's National Army
Years of service 1958–present
Rank General
Unit Corps of Artillery
Commands Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Battles/wars

Ahmed Gaid Salah (Arabic: أحمد ݣايد صالح; born 13 January 1940, in Batna, Algeria) is a senior officer of the Algerian army. In 2004, he became chief of staff of the Algerian People's National Army. In September 2013 he became vice minister of defence.[1][2]

Gaid Salah was promoted to the rank of General in 1993.[2] He is married and father of seven children.[2]

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