Suleiman Tayeb Ahmed Salem

His Excellency Suleiman Tayeb Ahmed Salem الطيب أحمد سليمان سالم
Sahrawi Ambassador to Nicaragua
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 January 2010
Prime Minister	Abdelkader Taleb Omar
Sahrawi Ambassador to Panama
In office 20 November 1997 – 24 January 2008
Prime Minister	Mahfoud Ali Beiba Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun Abdelkader Taleb Omar
Succeeded by	Ali Mahamound
Personal details
Political party	POLISARIO
Spouse	Mayra Luisa Sandoval de Tayeb
Children	Salim Tayeb
Residence(s)	Managua,  Nicaragua
Occupation	Diplomat

Suleiman Tayeb Ahmed Salem (Arabic: الطيب أحمد سليمان سالم) is the current Sahrawi ambassador to Nicaragua, also accredited non-resident ambassador to Belize, with a base in Managua.^[1]

On August 30, 2000 he was injured in an accident, when the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed immediately after taking off from Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport.^[2]

Diplomatic postings

On November 20, 1997 he presented his letter of credentials to President Ernesto Pérez Balladares as the new Sahrawi ambassador to the Republic of Panama.^[3] He was later in 1998 also accredited as non-resident ambassador to Costa Rica until 2000;^[4] and on November 7, 2005 he presented his credentials to Sir Colville Young, as the first Sahrawi non-resident ambassador to Belize.^[5]

On January 30, 2010, he presented his letter of credentials to President Daniel Ortega as the Sahrawi ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, with another four envoyees.^[6] He had previously presented the credentials on January 8 to Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Santos López.^[7]

Honours and awards

On January 24, 2008, Suleiman Tayeb was awarded Panama's highest honour, the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (Grand Cross grade), given to him by vice president and Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Lewis Navarro, for professionalism in his decade of diplomatic service in the country.^[8][9][10]

Award or decoration		Country	Date	Place	Note	Ref
	Grand Cross of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero	Panama	24 January 2008	Panama City	Panamanian highest honour.	[11]

References

1. Embajada de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD) Archived 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - República de Nicaragua (in Spanish)
2. "Avioneta cae a tierra con cinco pasajeros". Panamaamerica.com.pa. 2000-08-31. Retrieved 2012-11-22. (in Spanish)
3. Weekly News Week 48. 23.-29.11.1997 - 20.11.97 Diplomacy ARSO, 20 November 1997
4. República Saharaui La Nación, 23 June 2000 (in Spanish)
5. Comunicado de prensa Embajada Saharaui en Panamá, 8 November 2005 (in Spanish)
6. "Presidente Daniel Ortega Saavedra recibe cartas credenciales de nuevos embajadores". El 19. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2012-11-21. (in Spanish)
7. El Embajador saharaui en Nicaragua presenta sus cartas credenciales Sahara Press Service, 8 January 2010 (in Spanish)
8. El gobierno panameño condecora al embajador de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática Sahararesiste.blogspot.com.es (El Siglo) (in Spanish)
9. Condecoran a embajador Suliman Tayeb Ahmed Salem Saharaui.cl (Panamaamerica.com.pa) (in Spanish)
10. El gobierno panameño condecora al embajador de República Árabe Saharaui Democrática Saharalibre.es (Pa-digital.com.pa) (in Spanish)
11. El gobierno panameño condecora al embajador de República Árabe Saharaui Democrática Archived from the original on 9 March 2008 (in Spanish)