Saïd Chengriha

Saïd Chengriha^[a] (Arabic: سعيد شنقريحة; born 1 August 1945) is a senior official in the Algerian People's National Army.^[1] He was the commander of the ground forces in September 2018 and was named acting chief of staff after the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019^[2][3] until 3 July 2020 when he was officially appointed by president Abdelmadjid Tebboune.^[4]

Saïd Chengriha
سعيد شنقريحة
Chengriha in 2020
Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 December 2019
Preceded by	Ahmed Gaid Salah
Commander of Ground Forces
In office 20 September 2018 – 17 March 2020
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-01) 1 August 1945 (age 79) El Kantara, Algeria
Military service
Allegiance	Algeria
Branch/service	Algerian People's National Army
Rank	Army general
Battles/wars	Six-Day War Yom Kippur War

Military service

After graduating from Saint-Cyr Military Academy,^[5] Chengriha took part in the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973.^[6] He then attended the Voroshilov Academy.^[7] He has received a number of awards, including the PNA 1st, 2nd and 3rd chevron medals, Medal of the PNA participation in the middle-east wars 1967 and 1973, Medal of Military Merit, Medal of Honor and the Medal of Bravery of the PNA.^[1][8] He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1998, to major general in 2003, to army corps general in 2020 and then to army general in 2022 by president Tebboune, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Algerian independence.^[9]

Personal life

Chengriha is married and has six children.^[1][2]

Notes

1. also romanized as Chanegriha

References

1. "People's National Army Staff". www.mdn.dz. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved 24 Dec 2019.
2. Saci, Yasmine (December 23, 2019). "President of the Republic appoints Major General, Saïd Chengriha, as Army Acting Chief". Algeria Press Service. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
3. "Algerian army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
4. Chafai, Mohamed (June 3, 2020). "Lieutenant General Saïd Chanegriha confirmed as chief of Army Staff". Algeria Press Service. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
5. "Algérie : le chef d'état-major Saïd Chengriha imprime sa marque – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 7 Jul 2020. Retrieved 11 Jul 2022.
6. "En Algérie, les premiers pas du président Tebboune confronté au décès du général Gaïd Salah". L'Opinion (in French). 24 Dec 2019. Retrieved 24 Dec 2019.
7. Forson, Viviane (26 Dec 2019). "Qui est Saïd Chengriha, le nouveau patron de l'armée algérienne ?". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 11 Jul 2022.
8. Nemoura, Farid (July 4, 2024). "President of the Republic awards PNA Bravery Medal to Army General Saïd Chanegriha". Algeria Press Service. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
9. Saci, Yasmine (July 4, 2022). "ANP: Said Chanegriha promoted to rank of General by President Tebboune". Algeria Press Service. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.