CURRICULUM VITAE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF ALGERIA IN NAIROBI

CURRICULUM VITAE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF ALGERIA IN NAIROBI

I-General Information:

H.E. Farid Ouahid Dahmane has been appointed as the Ambassador of The People’s Democratic Republic Algeria to The Republic of Kenya, in August 2025, (covering The Federal Republic of Somalia, and The Republic of South Sudan), as well as Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON)/UNEP and UN Habitat. Ambassador F.O. Dahmane was born in Blida (Algeria) on 7^th May, 1970. He is married, with Three (03 ) Children.

II. Qualifications:

1.Degrees:

1987: Baccalaureate, Scientific Option

1988-1992: Bachelor’s degree in Law-University of Algiers.

1992-1994: S-3 Magister in International Law-University of Algiers.

1995-1997: Specialized Studies Diploma in International Law- The Université Libre de         

                    Bruxelles (ULB)/ University of Brussels

1997-1999: Master's degree in International Politics-Study Centre in International and            

                   Strategic Relations-ULB-(Brussels).

2005:          Diploma from the Diplomatic Institute and International Relations (IDRI)-

                   Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Algiers.

2008-2009: Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in International Relations and Diplomacy 

                   (remote training) University of Lyon 3.

2014-2015: Diploma of Professional Capacity of Lawyers (CAPA)-

                    Law Institute-University of Algiers.

2.Other trainings and diplomas:

1993: Diploma from the International Academy of Constitutional Law (Tunis)-Summer training.

1997: Winner of the first prize, of individual best pleading and advocating, as well as the first 

          team prize with ULB-University, in the International Competition on International Law

           of French-speaking countries - Charles Rousseau Moot court competition.

Participation to other training courses and internships:

• International Law Academy-The Hague-the Netherlands (1994).
• International Institute of Human Rights; Strasbourg-France (summer 1995).
• Federalism Institute-University of Fribourg (Switzerland) (Summer 2004).
• Training course UNITAR-University of Colombia New-York, (during the assignment at the Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations) in International Environmental Law (2008-2009).
• Training course in International Humanitarian Law at the Institute of IHL of San Remo (Italy) in October-November (2014).
• Training course in International Humanitarian Law at the regional Bureau of CICR/Office of ICRC, in Beirut, in February-March (2015).

III. Professional Background: Diplomatic Career:

• Since December 2021-August 2025: Director of Legal Affairs (DLA) at the Algerian Ministry  
• of Foreign Affairs- Algiers; Head of Legal Affairs Department.
• May 2022-August 2025: Member, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the
• Algerian National Authority of Personal Data Protection (ANPDP).
• 2019-2021: Minister-Counsellor (Second), at the Embassy of Algeria in Berne.
• 2016-2019: Minister-Counsellor (Second), at the Embassy of Algeria in Cairo; and Deputy
• Permanent Representative of Algeria to the League of Arab States.
• 2014-2016: Deputy Director of International Judicial Institutions and Diplomatic Disputes at the  
• Legal and Consular Affairs General Department (DGAJC)- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Algiers.
• 2013-2014: Head of Desk of International Law; at the General Department of Legal and
• Consular Affairs (DGAJC)-Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)-Algiers.
• 2008-2013: First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations in New York;
• Having been as well, inter alia: in 2012, member of the team of the Algerian Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (G77) and China; Chairmanship of the G77 in the run-up and holding of the Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro, in June 2012.
• Member of the Algerian Delegation to the 114th Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Havana-Cuba; in 2006.-Member of the Staff organizing and of the Algerian Delegation of the17^th Ministerial Conference of NAM, held in Algiers-Algeria, on May 2014.
• Member of the Algerian Delegation to the 11^th Session of the Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); Dakar-Senegal, in 2008-and to the (OIC), 35^th Session of the Council of Foreign Affairs, held in Kampala-Uganda, on June 2008.
• Member of the Algerian Chairmanship team of the Review Conference of States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in 2015.
• Columnist in the National daily press-  inter alia, on international relations, legal affairs -before 2005;
• In association with the Diplomatic Institute and International Relations (of the Ministry of
• Foreign Affairs), Algiers, having conducted trainings, and Conferences lecturing in the field of International and diplomatic law – (2022-2025).

Languages:

- Arabic, French, English (understood, written, spoken) fluently.

                                                                                                                                       August 2025.