Mohamed Salama Badi
| His Excellency Mohamed Salama Badi محمد سلامة بادي |
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| Sahrawi Ambassador to East Timor | |
| Assumed office August 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Kamal Fadel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara |
| Political party | POLISARIO |
| Residence | Dili,  Timor-Leste |
| Alma mater | University of Sétif, Algeria |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Ethnicity | Sahrawi |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 May 16, 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 |
16 May 2012 | Dili | East Timorese highest honour. | [6] |
References
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- ↑ http://www.pan-african-parliament.org/Controls/Documents.aspx?DID=1062 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 Presidência da República – Press release.
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