Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970 in Zouirat, Mauritania) is the current Sahrawi

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, with a base in

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. He earned a

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in "Conflicts, Peace and Development" at

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. He speaks Hassaniya ( a variety of Arabic), French and

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Diplomatic postings

He started his diplomatic career in 2001, being appointed as the Sahrawi representative for the

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, based in

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. In late 2003, he moved to

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, as the Sahrawi representative to the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 2006, he replaced Sadafa Mohamed Bahia as the Sahrawi ambassador to South Africa. In July 2008, he replaced Aliyen Habib Kentaui, presenting this credentials as ambassador to Nigerian President

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. Between 2010 and 2011 he acted first as special envoy "Oubi Bachir, Sahrawi special envoy to Ghana, told the BBC that many in the camp were in urgent need of help." and then as non-resident ambassador to Ghana, until the accreditation in late 2011 of Mahayub Sidina, the first Sahrawi resident ambassador in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchraya Bachir, Oubi Sahrawi Sunni Muslims Living people 1970 births Polisario Front politicians University of Paris alumni Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Ireland Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Nigeria Place of birth missing (living people) Sahrawi expatriates in France