Oubi Buchraya Bachir
Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970 in Zouirat, Mauritania [1]) is the current Sahrawi ambassador to Nigeria, with a base in Abuja.[2] He earned a doctorate in History at the University of Paris[3] and a master's degree in "Conflicts, Peace and Development" at James I University in Castellón de la Plana.[4] He speaks Hassaniya (a variety of Arabic), French and Spanish.
Oubi Buchraya Bachir | |
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| Sahrawi Ambassador to Nigeria | |
| Assumed office 25 July 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Preceded by | Aliyen Habib Kentaui |
| Sahrawi Ambassador to South Africa | |
| In office 19 April 2006 – 10 February 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Sadafa Mohamed Bahia |
| Succeeded by | Salah Abd Mohamed |
| Polisario Front Representative to Great Britain | |
| In office 30 October 2003 – 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Preceded by | Breika Lehbib |
| Succeeded by | Sidi Mohamed Omar |
| Polisario Front Representative to the Netherlands | |
| In office 2001 – 30 October 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 |
| Political party | POLISARIO |
| Residence | Abuja,  Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Paris, France |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the SADR |
Diplomatic postings
He started his diplomatic career in 2001, being appointed as the Sahrawi representative for the Netherlands, based in The Hague.[5] In late 2003, he moved to London, as the Sahrawi representative to the United Kingdom and Ireland.[6]
In 2006, he replaced Sadafa Mohamed Bahia as the Sahrawi ambassador to South Africa.[7] In July 2008, he replaced Aliyen Habib Kentaui, presenting this credentials as ambassador to Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.[8] Between 2010 and 2011 he acted first as special envoy[9] and then as non-resident ambassador to Ghana, until the accreditation in late 2011 of Mahayub Sidina, the first Sahrawi resident ambassador in Accra.
References
- Liste des doctorants - Université Paris 1 (in French)
- Michael Odigbe (09-10-2011). "Western Sahara: Independence Will Come For Its Oppressed People". Weekend Observer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-23. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - "Les doctorants du MALD (Mutations Africaines dans la Longue Durée)" (in French). Université Paris 1. Retrieved 04-11-2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Máster en Estudios Internacionales de Paz, Conflictos y Desarrollo - Antiguos alumnos" (in Spanish). Cátedra UNESCO de Filosofía para la Paz - Universitat Jaume I. Retrieved 03-11-2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Polisario Front representation to the Netherlands - Press statement". ARSO. 2002-03-24. Retrieved 03-11-2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Appointments". ARSO. 2003-10-30. Retrieved 12-11-2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Heads of diplomatic missions - Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary/High commissioners". Departament of International Relations and Cooperation - South Africa. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 04-11-2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Nigeria committed to August 14 Bakassi handover-President Yar'Adua". Nigeria First - Office of Public Communications - State House Abuja. 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 03-11-2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Spain presses Morocco over Western Sahara deaths". BBC. 12-11-2011. Retrieved 2012-03-24. Check date values in:
|date=(help) "Oubi Bachir, Sahrawi special envoy to Ghana, told the BBC that many in the camp were in urgent need of help."