Mohammed Bedjaoui

Mohammed Bedjaoui (born 1929) is an Algerian diplomat and jurist. He has served as Algeria's ambassador to France and the United Nations among other places. He has also served as a judge on the International Criminal Court and as President of Algeria's highest judicial authority, the Constitutional Council. He has been serving as foreign minister of Algeria since May 1 2005 when he was appointed during a cabinet reshuffle.