▁position ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trade ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 ; ▁subsequently ▁his ▁port folio ▁was ▁expanded ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Transport ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Alg ab id ▁was ▁then ▁named ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁for ▁Fin ance ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Second ▁and ▁Third ▁Republic s ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Alg ab id ▁was ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁Organisation ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Conference ▁( O IC ). ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁to ▁become ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁a ▁post ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁K of i ▁Ann an . ▁ ▁Under ▁Ma ï n ass ara ▁During ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Niger ien ▁President ▁I bra him ▁Bar é ▁Ma ï n ass ara , ▁Alg ab id ▁returned ▁to ▁politics ▁in ▁Niger . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁R DP - J ama ' a , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁Ma ï n ass ara ' s ▁r uling ▁party , ▁at ▁the ▁party ' s ▁national ▁con gress