Aliyen Habib Kentaui (born 1954, in Smara, Western Sahara[1]) is the Polisario Front representative for Sweden.[2]
Aliyen Habib Kentaui حبيب علي الكنتاوي | |
|---|---|
| POLISARIO Representative to Sweden | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Preceded by | Brahim Mojtar |
| Sahrawi Ambassador to Nigeria | |
| In office 11 September 2000 – 25 July 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Succeeded by | Oubi Buchraya Bachir |
| Sahrawi Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
| In office February 1996 – September 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Mahfoud Ali Beiba |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Fadel Ismail Ould Es-Sweyih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 Smara, Spanish Sahara |
| Political party | POLISARIO |
| Residence(s) | Stockholm,  Sweden |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Diplomatic postings
editPrior to 1995, Kentaui was the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) ambassador for India for some years.[3] He was then appointed as SADR ambassador for Ethiopia and permanent representative to the Organization for African Unity[4] until 2000, when he was replaced by Mohamed Fadel Ismail Ould Es-Sweyih. That year he was accredited as SADR ambassador for Nigeria,[5] presenting his credentials to Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in 2001.[6] He stayed in that post until 2008, after being elected as Wali (Governor) of the Wilaya of Ausserd, at the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria.[7] In January 2012, he replaced Brahim Mojtar as POLISARIO Representative for Sweden.[8]
References
edit- ^ Kerman Romeo (2010-12-14). "Entrevista:Alien Kentaui (Dirigente del Frente Polisario) "Devorar el Sáhara sería un aperitivo para Marruecos"" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "New representative of the Frente Polisario received at Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Sahara Press Service. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "Aliyen Kentaoui ny representant för Polisario Front i Sverige" (in Swedish). Vastsaharaaktionen.se. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ Communique du Ministère de l'Information de la République Arabe Sahraouie Démocratique - 63ème Session du Conseil des Ministres de l'OUA ARSO, 29 February 1996 (in French)
- ^ SADR-Nigeria - Western Sahara Weekly news - Week 37 (10.-16.09.2000) ARSO, 11 September 2000
- ^ Diplomacy - Western Sahara Weekly news - Week 13 (25.-31.03.2001) ARSO, 30 March 2001
- ^ [1] El Polisario irá a las negociaciones de Manhasset para llegar a una solución que garantice la autodeterminación del pueblo saharaui. Yahoo Groups (SPS), 30 December 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ "President appoints governors of Wilayas". SPS. 2012-01-04. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
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