Mohamed Salama Badi

His Excellency
Mohamed Salama Badi
محمد سلامة بادي
Sahrawi Ambassador to East Timor
Incumbent
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
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.