Oubi Buchraya Bachir

His Excellency
Oubi Buchraya Bachir
His Excellency Oubi Buchraya Bachir
Sahrawi Ambassador to Nigeria
	Incumbent
	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; Zouerate، Mouritania
Political party	POLISARIO
Residence(s)	Abuja, Nigeria
Alma mater	University of Paris, France
Occupation	Diplomat

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 master's degree in "Conflicts, Peace and Development" at James I University in Castellón de la Plana.[3] He speaks Hassaniya (a variety of Arabic), French and Spanish.

Diplomatic postings

He started his diplomatic career in 2001, being appointed as the Sahrawi representative for the Netherlands, based in The Hague.[4] In late 2003, he moved to London, as the Sahrawi representative to the United Kingdom and Ireland.[5]

In 2006, he replaced Sadafa Mohamed Bahia as the Sahrawi ambassador to South Africa.[6] In July 2008, he replaced Aliyen Habib Kentaui, presenting this credentials as ambassador to Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.[7] Between 2010 and 2011 he acted first as special envoy[8] 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 (September 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.
"Máster en Estudios Internacionales de Paz, Conflictos y Desarrollo - Antiguos alumnos" (in Spanish). Cátedra UNESCO de Filosofía para la Paz - Universitat Jaume I. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
"Polisario Front representation to the Netherlands - Press statement". ARSO. 2002-03-24. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
"Appointments". ARSO. 2003-10-30. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
"Heads of diplomatic missions - Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary/High commissioners". Department of International Relations and Cooperation - South Africa. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
"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 2011-11-03.
"Spain presses Morocco over Western Sahara deaths". BBC. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-24. "Oubi Bachir, Sahrawi special envoy to Ghana, told the BBC that many in the camp were in urgent need of help."

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[1] Liste des doctorants - Université Paris 1 (in French)

[2] Michael Odigbe (September 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.

[3] "Máster en Estudios Internacionales de Paz, Conflictos y Desarrollo - Antiguos alumnos" (in Spanish). Cátedra UNESCO de Filosofía para la Paz - Universitat Jaume I. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

[4] "Polisario Front representation to the Netherlands - Press statement". ARSO. 2002-03-24. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

[5] "Appointments". ARSO. 2003-10-30. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

[6] "Heads of diplomatic missions - Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary/High commissioners". Department of International Relations and Cooperation - South Africa. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2011-11-04.

[7] "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 2011-11-03.

[8] "Spain presses Morocco over Western Sahara deaths". BBC. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-24. "Oubi Bachir, Sahrawi special envoy to Ghana, told the BBC that many in the camp were in urgent need of help."