Farida Benyahia: Difference between revisions

She was appointed in 2019 by President [[Abdelmadjid Tebboune]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rédaction|date=2020-08-15|title=FARIDA BENYAHIA, PRESIDENTE DU CONSEIL D’ETATD'ETAT: Le mouvement dans le corps des magistrats, un nouveau souffle à l’actionl'action|url=https://jeunessedalgerie.dz/farida-benyahia-presidente-du-conseil-detat-le-mouvement-dans-le-corps-des-magistrats-un-nouveau-souffle-a-laction/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Jeunesse d’Algérie|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Benyahia Farida à la tête du Conseil d'état {{!}} El Watan|url=https://www.elwatan.com/edition/actualite/benyahia-farida-a-la-tete-du-conseil-detat-19-08-2019|access-date=2021-02-13|website=www.elwatan.com|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517205235/https://www.elwatan.com/edition/actualite/benyahia-farida-a-la-tete-du-conseil-detat-19-08-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=https://psdhtml.me|title=L'Expression: Nationale - Le chef de l'Etat nomme Farida Benyahia, au poste de présidente du Conseil d'Etat|url=https://www.lexpressiondz.com/nationale/le-chef-de-l-etat-nomme-farida-benyahia-au-poste-de-presidente-du-conseil-d-etat-319340|access-date=2021-02-13|website=L'Expression|language=fr-dz}}</ref> Benyahia is known for her integrity and far detached from influential political figures. After her installation as president of Council of State, she declared that she would go after loot funds and recover them.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Fighting corruption, recovering looted funds, among top priorities for justice|work=|url=https://www.aps.dz/en/algeria/tag/Farida%20Benyahia|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Litamine|first=Khelifa|date=2019-08-19|title=Farida Benyahia : la récupération des biens dilapidés de l’Etatl'Etat est une importante priorité|url=https://www.algerie-eco.com/2019/08/19/farida-benyahia-la-recuperation-des-biens-dilapides-de-letat-est-une-importante-priorite/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Algerie Eco|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rédaction|first=La|date=2019-08-09|title=Mme Farida Benyahia désignée présidente du Conseil d'Etat|url=https://www.dzvid.com/2019/08/09/mme-farida-benyahia-designee-presidente-du-conseil-detat/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925091857/https://www.dzvid.com/2019/08/09/mme-farida-benyahia-designee-presidente-du-conseil-detat/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 25, 2020|access-date=2021-02-13|website=DzVID|language=fr-FR}}</ref>

Benyahia career began in 1975 holding positions including prosecutor at the court of [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]], advisor to the president of chamber at the court of Constantine and adviser to the president of Council of State before being appointed President of the Council in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=liberte-algerie.com|title=Farida Benyahia, nouvelle présidente du Conseil d'État : Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com|url=https://www.liberte-algerie.com/actualite/farida-benyahia-nouvelle-presidente-du-conseil-detat-322124/print/1|access-date=2021-02-13|website=www.liberte-algerie.com/|language=FR|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517205236/https://www.liberte-algerie.com/actualite/farida-benyahia-nouvelle-presidente-du-conseil-detat-322124/print/1|url-status=dead}}</ref>