Ahmed Gaid Salah

Ahmed Gaid Salah
أحمد قايد صالح
Vice-Minister of Defense
Assumed office
15 September 2013
Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Assumed office
2004
Preceded by Mohamed Lamari
Personal details
Born (1940-01-13) 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 Lieutenant general فريق
Unit Corps of Artillery
Commands Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Battles/wars

Ahmed Gaid Salah (Arabic: أحمد قايد 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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