Mohamed Toihiri (born 20 August 1955) was the

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to the

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for

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, (also accredited as

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, Canada and Cuba) between 2007 and 2012. Outside of his ambassadorship, Toihiri is known as Comoros's first published author.

Education

Toihiri attended the

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from 1977 to 1979. Toihiri first received two

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s in French and Communications in 1977 and 1978, respectively. After receiving his degrees, he completed a

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in Communications, and a

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in modern

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with a concentration in

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literature in 1979.

Career

Toihiri had previously worked primarily in the media and academics. He became the director of culture for Radio Comoros in 1978. During his career, he frequently participated in newspapers of Comoros by serving as editor in chief for Le Comorian, and writing articles for Kashkazi and Al-Watwan. Tolihiri started his academic career in 1978, and held multiple positions. A few of his positions include Academic Director and general director for Comoros. During his career in education, Toihiri briefly worked in Paris as director for

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for

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and

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from 1986 to 1988. Before being appointed to the UN, he held the chair for French literature as senior lecturer in the

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United Nations

On 1 October 2007, Toihiri was named the

to the

for Comoros.

Literature

In 1985, Toihiri wrote a book about

Ali Soilih Ali Soilih M'Tsashiwa ( ar, علي صويلح; January 7, 1937 – May 29, 1978) was a Comorian socialist revolutionary and political figure who served as the 3rd President of the Comoros from 3 January 1976 to 13 May 1978. Biography Soilih ...

's government called ''Republique des Imberbes Roman Comorien''.

References

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