Djelloul Khatib

Algerian military officer and diplomat

Djelloul Khatib (8 October 1936 – 6 February 2017) was an Algerian independence activist and politician. During the Algerian War, he tried to make the National Liberation Army more professional. After the ending of the war, he became involved in politics. He served as the governor of Batna, Constantine and Oran. He was also the Algerian Ambassador to Spain and Argentina. He was born in Algiers.

Khatib in 1962

Khatib died on 6 February 2017, at the age of 80.[1]

References change

  1. "Décès du moudjahid Djelloul Khatib". Radio Algérienne (in French). 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.