Abdelkader Taleb Omar
Abdelkader Taleb Omar | |
|---|---|
عبد القادر طالب عمر | |
 Omar in 2015 | |
| Sahrawi Ambassador to Algeria | |
| Assumed office 17 March 2018 | |
| President | Brahim Ghali |
| Preceded by | Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun |
| Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | |
| In office 29 October 2003 – 4 February 2018 | |
| President | Mohamed Abdelaziz Khatri Addouh (Acting) Brahim Ghali |
| Preceded by | Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Wali Akeik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72)[citation needed] El-Aaiún, Spanish Sahara |
| Political party | Polisario Front |
Abdelkader Taleb Omar (Arabic: عبد القادر طالب عمر, ʿAbd āl-Qādar Ṭāleb ʿOmar; born 1952[citation needed]) is a Sahrawi politician who serves as the ambassador of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Algeria since 17 March 2018. He is a former prime minister.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Omar is a Polisario Front veteran who has lived in exile in the Tindouf province, Algeria since 1975. He has held several ministerial posts in previous governments, served as speaker of the Sahrawi National Council (the parliament in exile) in the 1995-1998 period,[3] and also as Wali (Governor) of the Smara refugee camp, near Tindouf.[4]
He was named to that post of Prime Minister by SADR president Mohamed Abdelaziz, in the framework of the XI General Popular Congress held in Tifariti on 29 October 2003,[4] and re-appointed again to that post in early 2012.[3]
Abdelkader was widely tipped to be the favorite to succeed Mohamed Abdelaziz, to the post of president in 2015, with the Algerian Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité considered to be preferring him over other candidates. But Abdelkader ruled himself out, paving way for Brahim Ghali, who was serving as the ambassador in Algiers at that time, and was also considered to be close to the Algerian DRS to ascend to that post.[5][unreliable source?][6]
Abdelkader is widely perceived as a liberal, arguing for a return of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara to Sahrawi territories, as a preclude to the referendum, unlike many other Polisario Front leaders who would prefer an armed resistance against Morocco.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "President of Republic appoints Abdelkader Talib Omar Ambassador to Algeria". www.spsrasd.info. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Government inspection committee observes progress of work at Ministry of Information". Sahara Press Service. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Re-appointment of Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar as prime minister in the Saharawi government". Sahara Press Service. 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ a b Western Sahara News October, Weeks 40 - 44 (28.09.-31.10.2003 ARSO, 29 October 2003
- ^ "Polisario: why the DRS co-opts Taleb Omar". Polisario Confidential. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Polisario front reaches consensus on Ghali". La Vanguardia. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Polisario: Mohamed Abdelaziz's Succession, No Surprise". Polisario Confidential. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "We hope return of MINURSO with specific agenda to organize self-determination referendum, says Sahrawi PM". Algeria Press Service. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
