PERSONAL INFORMATION

• First Name: Tarek
• Last Name: KOUR
• Nationality: Algerian

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. in International Criminal Law | 2018
  • Honors: Very Honorable
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Criminal Law | 2012
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in Law and Administrative Sciences | 2000
• Baccalaureate Diploma | 1996

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Judicial Services Diploma | 2003
  • National Institute of Magistracy  (ENM) – Algeria
• Postgraduate Specialized Diploma (DESS) in Business Law | 2012
  • Ranked 1st in Cohort – Higher School of Banking (ESB) – Algeria
• Specialized Certificate in Anti-Corruption Methods | 2009
  • National School of Administration (ENA) – France

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Director General | 2025 – Present
  • National Office for the Fight Against Drugs and Drug Addiction (ONLCDT)
• President/Chairperson | 2019 – 2022
  • National Authority for the Prevention and Fight Against Corruption 
• Research Magistrate | 2015 – 2019
  • Center for Legal and Judicial Research (CRJJ) – Algeria
• Member of the Scientific Council | 2015 – 2019
  • Center for Legal and Judicial Research (CRJJ) – Algeria
• Counselor to the Indictment Chamber | 2014
  • Ouargla Court of Appeal
• President of the Specialized Criminal Pole | 2009 – 2014
  • Constantine Jurisdiction
• Investigating Magistrate  | 2008
  • Constantine Court
• Investigating Magistrate (Juge d’Instruction) | 2006 – 2008
  • Ain M’lila Court
• Presiding Judge | 2004
  • Khenchela Court
• Presiding Judge | 2003
  • Kais Court

ADDITIONAL ROLES & EXPERTISE

• Member of the National Committee for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) | 2021
• International Expert | 2019 – 2022
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – Vienna, Austria

CURRENT JUDICIAL RANK

• Counselor at the Supreme Court | Since January 2024
  • Rank: Hors-Classe (Senior Executive Grade)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & INTERNSHIPS

Domestic (Algeria)

• Case Management Systems in Judicial Files (2005)
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Protocols (2007)
• Organization of Specialized Criminal Poles (2007)
• Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) (2007)
• Organized Crime Investigations (2007)
• Training for Judges of Specialized Poles (2007)
• Advanced Procedures for Investigating Magistrates (2007)
• Scientific Research in Legal and Judicial Fields (2009)
• Advanced Counter-Terrorism Financing (2009)
• Specialized Investigative and Inquiry Techniques (2010)
• Cybercrime Fundamentals & Advanced Studies (I & II) (2010)
• Narcotics-Related Crimes (2011)
• Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Legal System (Common Law) (2012)
• Cybersecurity & Combatting Cybercrime (2013)
• Human Trafficking Prevention (2014)
• Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (2016)

 International

• Cybercrime Investigation | France (2007)
• Corruption: Economic Reality and Combatting Methods | ENA, France (2009)
• Clinical Protocols for Drug Addiction Treatment | France (2009)
• Economic and Financial Investigation | National School for the Judiciary (ENM), France (2012)
• Field Internship in Financial Investigation | High Court of Bobigny, France (2012)
• Combatting Cybercrime (Level II) | Washington D.C., USA (2014)
• Transitional Justice | Italy (2015)
• Working Groups on Anti-Corruption | UNODC, Vienna (2019–2022)

PUBLICATIONS & SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS

• Book: Mechanisms for Combating Exchange Rate Crimes (آليات مكافحة جريمة الصرف), Houma Publishing, Algeria (2013).
• Book: Press Crimes (جرائم الصحافة), Dar El Houda Publishing, Algeria (2008).