Mohamed Salama Badi

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Mohamed Salama Badi
محمد سلامة بادي
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Sahrawi Ambassador to East Timor
Assumed office
August 2010

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.

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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 decorationCountryDatePlaceNoteRef
Order of Timor-Leste.png Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 16 May 2012 Dili East Timorese highest honour. [6]

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