Omar Emboirik Ahmed

Omar Emboirik Ahmed
Born	February 4, 1956(1956-02-04) Fuerteventura, Spain
Residence	Caracas,  Venezuela
Ethnicity	Sahrawi
Alma mater	University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Occupation	Diplomatic
Years active	1976-current
Religion	Sunni Islam
Parents	Dedda Abdalahe Baha (mother)
Awards	Order "Gran Cacique Indio Coromotano"

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Omar Emboirik Ahmed (born February 4, 1956 in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain) is the current Sahrawi ambassador to Venezuela, and also non-resident ambassador to Bolivia and Ecuador, with a base in Caracas, Venezuela. He speaks Hassaniya (a variety of Arabic),French and Spanish.

Personal life

He joined the Polisario Front in 1974, being part of the youth branch UJSARIO during the last part of the Spanish colonial period. He graduated in History at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in Canary Islands, Spain.

Diplomatic postings

He started his diplomatic career in 1976, at the POLISARIO representation in France. Between 1977 and 1980 he joined the Sahrawi embassies in Cuba and Panama.^[1] Among 1983 and 1988, he carried punctual diplomatic missions in Germany, Austria, Mexico, Greece, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Italy and Portugal^[2]. From 1988 until 2008, he was the POLISARIO representative in different Spanish Autonomous Communities, for example in the Canary Islands from the late 90's to 2002^[3][4], and between 2002 and 2008 as head of the POLISARIO representation in Catalonia.^[5][6] In 2008, he was designated as extraordinary and plenipotenciary Sahrawi resident ambassador in Venezuela^[2]. On 25 June 2009, he replaced Hach Ahmed Bericalla as the Sahrawi non-resident ambassador accredited to Ecuador^[7]. On 24 March 2011, he presented to President Evo Morales the letter of credence as the Sahrawi non-resident ambassador accredited to the Plurinational State of Bolivia^[8].

Awards

In March 4, 2011 Embairik Ahmed was awarded by the town's mayor with the Order "Gran Cacique Indio Coromotano", during a ceremony at Ocumare del Tuy, in Miranda State, Venezuela.^[9]

References

1. ^ "Presidente Chávez recibió cartas credenciales de 10 embajadores". Prensa Presidencial - Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información - República Bolivariana de Venezuela. 19-08-2008. http://minci.gob.ve/noticias_-_prensa/28/182469/presidente_chez_recibicartas.html. Retrieved 09-11-2011.  (Spanish)
2. ^ ^{a b} "Cancillería recibe a embajadores de Guatemala y Árabe Saharaui Democrática". Radio Nacional de Venezuela. 05-06-2008. http://www.rnv.gob.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=70216&hl=emboirik+ahmed&s=2a8fcb1a1b1d3b8ffb97c0549dd7ba41. Retrieved 10-11-2011.  (Spanish)
3. ^ "Entrevista a Emboirik Ahmed". Ariscaya - Comité Canario de Solidaridad con los Pueblos. May-June 1998. http://www.starbacks.ca/Paris/5014/04-06.html. Retrieved 10-11-2011.  (Spanish)
4. ^ "Corporaciones insulares y ayuntamientos temen el inicio de la guerra en el Sáhara". El Dia. 21-04-2001. http://www.eldia.es/2001-04-21/tenerife/tenerife14prn.htm. Retrieved 10-11-2011.  (Spanish)
5. ^ "Nuevo delegado de la R.A.S.D. en Catalunya". Solidaris amb el Poble Sahrauí. 15-06-2002. http://www.sahara-sabadell.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=24. Retrieved 09-11-2011. (Spanish)
6. ^ "Los niños saharauis de vacaciones en Cataluña visitan el Parlament". El Pais. 20-07-2002. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cataluna/ninos/saharauis/vacaciones/Cataluna/visitan/Parlament/elpepiautcat/20020720elpcat_32/Tes#%3Fctn%3DvotosC%26aP%3Dmodulo%253DEVN%2526params%253Did%25253D20020720elpcat_32.Tes%252526fp%25253D20020720%252526to%25253Dnoticia%252526te%25253D%252526a%25253D5%252526ov%25253D0. Retrieved 09-11-2011. (Spanish)
7. ^ "Presentación de las cartas credenciales del nuevo embajador saharaui en Ecuador". Poemario por un Sahara Libre. 29-06-2009. http://poemariosaharalibre.blogspot.com/2009/06/presentacion-de-las-cartas-credenciales.html. Retrieved 10-11-2011.  (Spanish)
8. ^ "El Embajador saharaui Mboirik Ahmed presenta credenciales en Bolivia". Poemario por un Sahara Libre. 26-03-2011. http://poemariosaharalibre.blogspot.com/2011/03/el-embajador-saharaui-mboirik-ahmed.html. Retrieved 10-11-2011.  (Spanish)
9. ^ "Celebraron grandes festividades carnestolendas en Ocumare del Tuy". Gentedehoy.com. 10-03-2011. http://www.gentedehoy.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3287:celebraron-grandes-festividades-carnestolendas-en-ocumare-del-tuy&catid=34:urbe&Itemid=54. Retrieved 09-11-2011.  (Spanish)

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Name	Ahmed, Omar Embairik
Alternative names
Short description	Western Sahara politician
Date of birth	February 4, 1956
Place of birth	Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
Date of death
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