Early Life
Ouyahia was born in the village of Bouadnane in Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region of Algeria. Following a primary education starting in Algiers in the academic year 1958/1959 and ending in the academic year 1964/1965, Ouyahia followed a secondary education at the Lycee El Idrissi (El Idrissi High School) in Algiers starting from the academic year 1965/1966. Ouyahia obtained his diploma of Baccalauréat ès-lettres in 1972.
In 1972, Ahmed Ouyahia joined the entry examination for the "École nationale d'administration" of Algiers. Having scored among the top three applicants, along with Ahmed Attaf, Ouyahia joined the École nationale d'administration and specialised in Diplomacy. He graduated in 1976 and did his military service from 1976 to 1978, at the El Mouradia compound of the Algerian Presidency where he was a member of the press relations team.
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