Boudjemaa Talai
{{Short description|Algerian politician (1952–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Boudjemaa Talai
| honorific_suffix = MP
| native_name = {{Script|Arabic|بوجمعة طلعي}}
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = Boudjemaa Talai.jpg
| image_size = 175px
| office = Member of the People's National Assembly
| termstart = 2017
| termend = 2019
| constituency = Annaba
| office1 = {{Ill|nobold=1|v=ib|Minister of Transport and Public Works (Algeria)|lt=Minister of Transport and Public Works|ar|وزارة النقل (الجزائر)}}
| termstart1 = 16 May 2015
| termend1 = 6 April 2017
| predecessor1 = Amar Ghoul
| successor1 = {{Ill|v=ib|Abdelghani Zaalane|fr}}
| party = National Liberation Front
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|05|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cheffia, French Algeria
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|08|06|1952|05|17|df=y}}
| death_place = Algiers, Algeria
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
}}
| president1 = Abdelaziz Bouteflika
}}
Boudjemaa Talai ({{Langx|ar|بوجمعة طلعي|Būjamaʿa Ṭalaʿī}};{{Lrm}} 17 May 1952 – 6 August 2022) was an Algerian engineer, corporate executive, and politician who served as the Algerian {{Ill|Minister of Transport and Public Works (Algeria)|lt=Minister of Transport and Public Works|ar|وزارة النقل (الجزائر)}} from 2015 to 2017. A member of the National Liberation Front, Talai also served as a member of the People's National Assembly from 2017 to 2019.
Biography
= Early life and career =
Talai was born on 17 May 1952 in the town of Cheffia in French Algeria.{{Cite web |last=Ismaël |first=O. |date=6 August 2022 |title=Décès de l'ancien ministre des Transports, Boudjemaa Talai |trans-title=Former Transport Minister Boudjemaa Talai dies |url=https://www.algerie-expat.com/actualite/deces-de-lancien-ministre-des-transports-boudjemaa-talai/28012/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Algerie-Expat |language=fr-FR}} He attended the University of Annaba, graduating in 1978 with a degree in civil engineering with a specialization in construction materials. From 1978 until 1980, Talai worked as a computer engineer for the Algerian National Iron and Steel Company at the El Hadjar Complex steel plant.{{Cite web |date=16 May 2015 |title=بوجمعة طلعي يستلم مهامه على رأس وزارة النقل |trans-title=Boudjemaa Talai takes over his duties at the head of the Ministry of Transport |url=https://www.ennaharonline.com/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713170318/https://www.ennaharonline.com/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7/ |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Ennahar TV |language=ar}} From 1980 until 1984, Talai attended University of Karlsruhe in West Germany on a scholarship, graduating with a postgraduate certificate in construction infrastructure.{{Cite web |date= |title=MINISTRE DES TRANSPORTS |trans-title=Minister of Transport |url=https://amb-algerie.fr/ministre-des-transports/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827194857/https://amb-algerie.fr/ministre-des-transports/ |archive-date=27 August 2016 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Algerian Ambassador to France |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last= |date=6 August 2022 |title=L'ancien ministre Boudjemaa Talai est décédé |trans-title=Former Minister Boudjemaa Talai has died |url=https://lapatrienews.dz/lancien-ministre-boudjemaa-talai-est-decede/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=La Patrie News |language=fr-FR}}
Following his graduation from the University of Karlsruhe, Talai worked as an engineer at various Algerian construction firms. From 2000 until 2003, Talai was the CEO of Batimetal, an Algerian engineering firm. He was also on the board of directors of several other companies.
= Political career =
On 16 May 2015, Talai was appointed by Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the president of Algeria, to be the Minister of Transport and Public Works, replacing Amar Ghoul, who was appointed to another ministry. Talai held this role until 6 April 2017. During his tenure as minister, Talai oversaw the modernization of Algeria's mining railway infrastructure.{{Cite web |last=Aguinaldo |first=Jennifer |date=9 June 2016 |title=Algeria upgrades mining railway |url=https://www.meed.com/algeria-upgrades-mining-railway |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Middle East Economic Digest |language=en}} Following the 2017 Algerian legislative election, Talai was elected to represent the Annaba constituency as a member of the National Liberation Front.{{Cite web |date= |title=LES MEMBRES DE L'APN 8 ème LEGISLATURE |trans-title=Members of the APN 8th Legislature |url=http://www.apn.dz/fr/wf_menu_config/les-membres/2017-05-31-10-06-09/les-membres-de-la-8eme-legislature |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707015505/http://www.apn.dz/fr/wf_menu_config/les-membres/2017-05-31-10-06-09/les-membres-de-la-8eme-legislature |archive-date=7 July 2017 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=People's National Assembly |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date= |title=TALAI Boudjema |url=http://www.apn.dz/fr/wf_menu_config/les-membres/2017-05-31-10-06-09/les-membres-de-la-8eme-legislature/886-talai-boudjema |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727222140/http://www.apn.dz/fr/wf_menu_config/les-membres/2017-05-31-10-06-09/les-membres-de-la-8eme-legislature/886-talai-boudjema |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=People's National Assembly |language=fr}} He resigned from parliament sometime before June 2019.{{Cite web |date=15 June 2019 |title=البرلمان يشرع في إجراءات رفع الحصانة عن الوزير الأسبق"بوجمعة طلعي" – الحدث : البلاد |trans-title=Parliament begins procedures to lift the immunity of former Minister Boudjemaa Talai |url=https://www.elbilad.net/evenement/البرلمان-يشرع-في-إجراءات-رفع-الحصانة-عن-الوزير-الأسبق-بوجمعة-طلعي-33882 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=El Bilad TV |language=ar}}
On 23 September 2019, Talai and several other former ministers from the Bouteflika government were arrested following a corruption scandal which involved businessman Ali Haddad. This scandal was part of the cause for the 2019 Algerian protests. On 7 July 2020, Talai was convicted of abuse of office; he was sentenced to three years in the Koléa prison and fined 500,000 dinars.{{Cite web |date=1 July 2020 |title=18 ans de prison pour Haddad, 12 ans pour Ouyahia et Sellal |trans-title=18 years in prison for Haddad, 12 years for Ouyahia and Sellal |url=https://www.liberte-algerie.com/actualite/18-ans-de-prison-pour-haddad-12-ans-pour-ouyahia-et-sellal-341283 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810022645/https://www.liberte-algerie.com/actualite/18-ans-de-prison-pour-haddad-12-ans-pour-ouyahia-et-sellal-341283 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Liberté |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Zammouchi |first=Zinou |date=1 June 2022 |title=بوجمعة طلعي وزير الأشغال العمومية يغادر سجن القليعة |trans-title=Boudjemaa Talai, Minister of Public Works, leaves Kolea prison |url=https://bordjnews.dz/بوجمعة-طلعي-وزير-الأشغال-العمومية-يغا/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Bordj News |language=ar}}
Talai was released early from prison on 1 June 2022. Talai died on 6 August 2022 at the age of 70 in the Mustapha Pacha hospital in Algiers from a kidney disease.{{Cite web |date=6 August 2022 |title=بوجمعة طلعي وزير النقل السابق في ذمة الله |trans-title=Boudjemaa Talai, the former Minister of Transport, passed away |url=https://www.tariqnews.dz/2022/08/06/بوجمعة-طلعي-وزير-النقل-السابق-في-ذمة-ال/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Tariq News |language=ar}}
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