Azzedine Mihoubi

Azzedine Mihoubi (born 1 January 1959) is an Algerian political candidate and ex-journalist, poet, novelist. He served as the Algerian Minister of Culture.

Early life Azzedine Mihoubi was born on 1 January 1959, in Khadra, Algeria. He graduated from the École nationale d'administration d'Alger in 1984.

He ran as a candidate for the 2019 Algerian presidential election, but lost to Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Mihoubi is the author of ten poetry collections and four novels. He is the recipient of several literary prizes for his poetry.

Works

Poetry 1985 : Au début c’était les Aurès 1997 : Les Quatrains 1997 : Le Palmier et la Rame 1997 : Affiches 1997 : La Malédiction et le Pardon 2002 : Mondialisation de l’amour, mondialisation du feu, 2003 : Sacrifices pour un nouvel Aurore, 2006 : Tassilia 2007 : Exiles de l’âme 2008 : Asfar al malaika

Novels 1997 : Éternelles 1998 : A candle for my country 2000 : Caligula ne dessine pas Guernica Errais 2003 : Le Cercueil 2007 : Confessions de Tam City 2039 2009 : Confessions d’Assekrem 2013 : Irhabis