Yahia Guidoum

Yahia Guidoum
Minister of Health and Population of Algeria
In office
April 15, 1994 – December 23, 1999
Preceded byMohamed Seghir Babes
Succeeded byAmara Benyounes
Minister of Youth and Sports of Algeria
In office
May 1, 2005 – June 4, 2007
Preceded byAbdelaziz Ziari
Succeeded byHachemi Djiar
Personal details
Bornيحيى قيدوم
1940 or 1941
DiedMarch 3, 2020
Ibn Badis University Hospital, Constantine University, Constantine, Algeria
PartyDemocratic National Rally
OccupationSurgeon

Yahia Guidoum (Arabic: يحيى قيدوم) was an Algerian surgeon and politician who served as the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2005 to 2007 and the Minister of Health from 1994 to 1999.

Biography

Guidoum was born in Constantine in 1940 or 1941.[1] He was a doctor trained in orthopedic surgery, and headed the orthopedics department at Constantine University Hospital.[2] He was a doctor at hospitals in Sétif, Constantine, and Algiers from 1965 to 2008.[2]

At some point, he was Minister of Labor of Algeria.[2] Guidoum served as the Minister of Health and Population from April 15, 1994 to December 23, 1999.[3][4] From May 1, 2005 to June 4, 2007, he served as the Minister of Youth and Sports.[3][5] He was part of the National Democratic Rally (RND) party, where he was a senior member.[2]

Guidoum died on March 3, 2020 at the age of 79 in Ibn Badis University Hospital.[2] He was buried in Constantine's Zouargh cemetery.[3] In 2021, a new trauma center was created in Tipaza named after Guidoum.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Yahia Guidoum nous quitte a 79 ans". L'Expression. March 4, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "L'ancien ministre de la Santé, le professeur Yahia Guidoum, n'est plus". Esseha (in French). 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Décès de l'ancien ministre Yahia Guidoum - المؤسسة العمومية للتلفزيون الجزائري". www.entv.dz (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  4. ^ "الجريدة الرسمية للجمهورية الجزائرية / العدد 23" (PDF). JORAP. 1994. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "جثمان يحيى قيدوم يوارى الثرى بقسنطينة - الوطن : الخبر". www.elkhabar.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  6. ^ admin (2021-06-21). "Hommage au Professeur Yahia Guidoum". Physio Sahifa (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-02.