Ali Benhadj | |
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علي بن الحاج | |
Born | |
Nationality | Algerian |
Occupation | preacher |
Years active | 1970–present |
Children | 5 |
Vice President Islamic Salvation Front | |
In office 1989–1992 | |
Website | alibenhadj |
Ali Benhadj (also Belhadj; Arabic: علي بلحاج or علي بن الحاج, romanized: ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥajj; born 16 December 1956[1]) is an Algerian Islamist activist and preacher and cofounder of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) political party, the winner of the June 1990 local elections and the 1991 Algerian legislative election.