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🇩🇿 Abdelmadjid Tebboune
President of Algeria since December 19, 2019
How long has Abdelmadjid Tebboune been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been in office for 2,447 days as President of Algeria, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Algeria is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
2,447 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Algeria usually stay in office?
Algeria has had 14 leaders in the office we track since 1961. A completed tenure has averaged 1,588 days (about 4.3 years), and the longest was Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa at 7,280 days. Abdelmadjid Tebboune has served 2,447 days so far, 54% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Abd al-Qadir ibn Saleh, served 254 days. Algeria is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Algeria |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | National Liberation Front |
| Born | November 17, 1945 (age 80) |
| Took office | December 19, 2019 (aged 74) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 14th President of Algeria |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Qadir ibn Saleh |
| Vs. average | 2,447 days served — 54% longer than the historical average of 1,588 days (so far) |
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