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Western Sahara politician and diplomatic

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His ExcellencyMohamed Salama Badi محمد سلامة بادي


Sahrawi Ambassador to East Timor
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2010
Prime Minister	Abdelkader Taleb Omar
Preceded by	Mohamed Kamal Fadel

Personal details
Born	1966 El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara
Political party	POLISARIO
Residence(s)	Dili, Timor-Leste
Alma mater	University of Sétif, Algeria
Occupation	Diplomat

Politics of the SADR


Constitution Nationality law
Executive President Brahim Gali Prime Minister Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
Legislature Sahrawi National Council President: Hamma Salama
Judiciary Constitutional Council Supreme Court Court of Appeal Judicial system
Politics Parties: Polisario Front
Administrative divisions Free Zones Municipalities Sahrawi refugee camps
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2016 2019 2023 Legislative: 2016 2020 2023
Foreign relations International recognition Political status of Western Sahara Western Sahara conflict ICJ Advisory Opinion Diplomatic missions of / to the SADR Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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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 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.

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.

References

"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.
"Presidente reafirma apoio ao Saara Ocidental" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
http://www.pan-african-parliament.org/Controls/Documents.aspx?DID=1062 Pan-African Parliament Committee on Monetary and Financial Affairs
President of the Republic confirms Timor-Leste's support during the presentation of credentials of the ambassador of Western Sahara Presidência da República – Press release.
"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.
"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.

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