Mohamed Khemisti (Arabic: محمد خميستي; 11 August 1930 – 5 May 1963) was an Algerian politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria for nine months, from 1962 prior to his assassination in 1963.[1] He was married to Fatima Khemisti—instrumental in the enactment of the Khemisti Law, which raised the minimum age of marriage in Algeria to 16 for women and 18 for men.[2]

Mohamed Khemisti
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 September 1962 – 11 April 1963
Prime MinisterAhmed Ben Bella
Preceded bySaad Dahlab
Succeeded byAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Personal details
Born(1930-08-11)11 August 1930
Maghnia, Algeria
Died5 May 1963 (1963-05-06) (aged 32)
Algiers, Algeria
Political partyNational Liberation Front

He also had been the general secretary of UGEMA (the General Union of Muslim Algerian Students, in French Union Générale des Etudiants Musulmans Algériens) and was imprisoned by the French on 12 November 1957.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Corleis, Juergen (2011). Always on the Other Side: A Journalist's Journey from Hitler to Howard's End. EMUBooks. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9781447856405. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ Naylor, Phillip C. (7 May 2015). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 524. ISBN 9780810879195. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ Paget, Karen M. (2015). Patriotic Betrayal: The Inside Story of the CIA's Secret Campaign to Enroll American Students in the Crusade Against Communism. Yale University Press. p. 203. ISBN 9780300205084. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1962–1963
Succeeded by