Mohamed Salama Badi
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Mohamed Salama Badi محمد سلامة بادي | |
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| Sahrawi Ambassador to East Timor | |
| Assumed office August 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Kamal Fadel |
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| Born | 1966 El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara |
| Political party | POLISARIO |
| Residence(s) | Dili,  Timor-Leste |
| Alma mater | University of Sétif, Algeria |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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Mohamed Salama Badi (born 1966 in El Aaiun, Western Sahara) is the current Sahrawi ambassador to Timor-Leste. He speaks Hassaniya (a variety of Arabic), and Spanish.
Personal life
[edit]He was an activist and syndicalist in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara during his youth. He graduated in Economics at Sétif university, in Algeria. He then moved to Spain to complete his education, earning a master's degree in "Conflicts, Peace and Development" at James I University in Castellon[1] and a doctorate at the University of Granada.[2]
Diplomatic postings
[edit]He started his diplomatic career during the 1990s, as the head of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic general delegation in Syria. Then, in the late 2000s, he joined the Pan-African Parliament in representation of his country.[3] Finally, in 2010 he replaced Mohamed Kamal Fadel as ambassador of the SADR to Timor-Leste.[4]
Honours and awards
[edit]On 16 May 2012, Salama Badi was awarded with the Order of Timor-Leste by President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta.[5]
| Award or decoration | Country | Date | Place | Note | Ref | |
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Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste | East Timor
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16 May 2012 | Dili | East Timorese highest honour. | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Máster en Estudios Internacionales de Paz, Conflictos y Desarrollo – Antiguos alumnos" (in Spanish). Cátedra UNESCO de Filosofía para la Paz – Universitat Jaume I. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Presidente reafirma apoio ao Saara Ocidental" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ http://www.pan-african-parliament.org/Controls/Documents.aspx?DID=1062[permanent dead link] Pan-African Parliament Committee on Monetary and Financial Affairs
- ^ President of the Republic confirms Timor-Leste's support during the presentation of credentials of the ambassador of Western Sahara[permanent dead link] Presidência da República – Press release.
- ^ "President of East Timor grants Order of Merit to Saharawi ambassador". Sahara Press Service. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Accredited ambassadors in Dili receive Order of Timor-Leste medals". The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste – Office of the President. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- Polisario Front politicians
- Sahrawi Sunni Muslims
- Living people
- 1966 births
- Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to East Timor
- Sahrawi activists
- University of Granada alumni
- Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Syria
- Members of the Pan-African Parliament from the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Recipients of the Order of Timor-Leste