Mohamed Salama Badi
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Mohamed Salama Badi (born 1966 in El Aaiun, Western Sahara) is the current Sahrawi people, Sahrawi ambassador to Timor-Leste. He speaks Hassaniya (Varieties of Arabic, 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 degree, master's degree in "Conflicts, Peace and Development" at James I University in Castellón de la Plana, Castellon 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 in representation of his country. Finally, in 2010 he replaced Mohamed Kamal Fadel as ambassador of the SADR to Timor-Leste.


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.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badi, Mohamed Salama Polisario Front politicians Sahrawi Sunni Muslims Living people 1966 births Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to East Timor Sahrawi activists University of Granada alumni Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Syria Members of the Pan-African Parliament from the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Recipients of the Order of Timor-Leste