Suleiman Tayeb Ahmed Salem () is the current Sahrawi ambassador to

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, also accredited non-resident ambassador to

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, with a base in

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. On August 30, 2000 he was injured in an accident, when the

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he was travelling in crashed immediately after taking off from Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport.

Diplomatic postings

On November 20, 1997 he presented his letter of credentials to President

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as the new Sahrawi ambassador to the

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. He was later in 1998 also accredited as non-resident ambassador to

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until 2000; and on November 7, 2005 he presented his credentials to Sir

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, as the first Sahrawi non-resident ambassador to Belize. On January 30, 2010, he presented his letter of credentials to President

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as the Sahrawi ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, with another four envoyees. He had previously presented the credentials on January 8 to Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Santos López.

Honours and awards

On January 24, 2008, Suleiman Tayeb was awarded Panama's highest honour, the

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(Grand Cross grade), given to him by vice president and

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Samuel Lewis Navarro, for professionalism in his decade of diplomatic service in the country.El gobierno panameño condecora al embajador de República Árabe Saharaui Democrática
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References

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