Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun
Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun (born 5 March 1952) is an Algerian sociologist and researcher who serves in the government of Algeria as Minister of National Education.[1]
Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun | |
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| Minister of National Education | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2015 | |
| President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Prime Minister | Abdelmalek Sellal |
| Preceded by | Abdelatif Baba Ahmed |
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| Nationality | Algerian |
| Alma mater | University of Oran Paris Descartes University |
| Profession | Researcher |
Her previous function was director of the National Centre of Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology. She was a member of The Committee for Development Policy (CDP), subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.[2][3]
As education minister, she favours the use of Darija as the language of education in Algeria.[4] She is noted, along with other government ministers, for seeming "unable to complete a sentence in proper Arabic."[4]
She is the granddaughter of Si Kaddour Benghabrit's brother.
References
- Official Journal of Algeria
- The CDP members on the UN official website
- The membership of the CDP
- "A battle over language is hampering Algeria's development". The Economist. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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