- Mohamed Salama Badi
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Mohamed Salama Badi
محمد سلامة باديBorn 1966
El Aaiun, Spanish SaharaResidence Dili, Timor-Leste Ethnicity Sahrawi Alma mater University of Sétif, Algeria Occupation Diplomatic Religion Sunni Islam Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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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.
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 representing his country. Finally, in 2010 he replaced Mohamed Kamal Fadel as ambassador of the SADR to Timor-Leste[2]
References
- ^ "Máster en Estudios Internacionales de Paz, Conflictos y Desarrollo - Antiguos alumnos". Cátedra UNESCO de Filosofía para la Paz - Universitat Jaume I. http://www.epd.uji.es/web/es/master_antiguos_estudiantes.html. Retrieved 03-11-2011. (Spanish)
- ^ President of the Republic confirms Timor-Leste's support during the presentation of credentials of the ambassador of Western Sahara Presidência da República – Press release.
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