Mohamed Salama Badi

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His Excellency
Mohamed Salama Badi
محمد سلامة بادي
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Sahrawi Ambassador to East Timor
Assumed office
August 2010
Prime MinisterAbdelkader Taleb Omar
Preceded byMohamed Kamal Fadel
Personal details
Born1966
El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara
Political partyPOLISARIO
Residence(s)Dili,  Timor-Leste
Alma materUniversity of Sétif, Algeria
OccupationDiplomat
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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[]

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[]

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[]

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
Order of Timor-Leste.png Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste  East Timor 16 May 2012 Dili East Timorese highest honour. [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Presidente reafirma apoio ao Saara Ocidental" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.pan-african-parliament.org/Controls/Documents.aspx?DID=1062[permanent dead link] Pan-African Parliament Committee on Monetary and Financial Affairs
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
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