The most powerful man might have been Mohamed Mediène, the head of military intelligence, before he was brought down during the 2019 protests.
ðə mˈoʊst pˈaʊɚfəl mˈæn mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn moʊhˈæmɪd mɛdˈaɪiːn, ðə hˈɛd ʌv mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns, bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz bɹˈɔːt dˌaʊn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn pɹˈoʊtɛsts.