| Mohammed Ahmed Ben Bella (b. 1916) |
9/20/1963-6/19/1965 |
| Houari Boumedienne (1925-1978) |
6/19/1965-12/27/1978 |
| Rabah Bitat (d. 2000) |
12/27/1978-2/8/1979 |
| Chadli Benjedid (b. 1929) |
2/8/1979-1/11/1992 |
| Mohammed Boudiaf (1917-1992) |
1/14/1992-6/29/1992 |
| Ali Kafi (b. 1928) |
7/2/1992-1/31/1994 |
| Liamine Zeroual (b. 1941) |
1/31/1994-4/27/1999 |
| Abdul Aziz Bouteflika (b. 1937) |
4/27/1999 - Present |