Mohamed Ali El Admi Explained
Mohamed Ali El Admi
alias Omar Hadrami |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | east of Smara |
| Nationality: | Moroccan |
| Occupation: | civil servant |
| Known For: | Founder and Military leader in the Polisario Front |
Mohamed Ali El Admi (Arabic: محمد علي العظمي; born Mohamed Ali Ould el Wali[2] and commonly known by his nom de guerre Omar Hadrami) is a Sahrawi politician and ex-senior member of the Polisario Front, which he co-founded.[1]
El Admi joined Morocco in 1989 and settled in Rabat.[1] He has been accused of many human rights violations including alleged war crimes, torture of Moroccan prisoners of war and Sahrawi dissidents in the refugee camps.[2] [3]
In January 2014, Mohammed VI appointed him as the Wali (governor) of the Guelmim-Es Semara region.[3]
Positions in Morocco
- Governor of Kelaat Sraghna 25 January 1995 – 27 September 1998
- Governor of Sidi Kacem 27 September 1998 – 11 January 2002
- Wali of Chaouia-Ouardigha 11 January 2002 – 20 January 2007[4]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Javier Valenzuela. Omar Hadrami: "El futuro saharaui está en un Marruecos democrático. 28 January 2014. El Pais. 15 December 1989.
- Web site: Western Sahara - Sahara Occidental Manœuvres de traîtres, sans foi ni loi. Arso.org. 31 January 2014. Baba M. Sayed.
- News: Badr Soundouss. Mohamed VI a nommé un tortionnaire notoire au poste de wali de Guelmim-Smara. 28 January 2014. DemainOnline. 27 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140131082438/http://www.demainonline.com/2014/01/27/mohamed-vi-a-nomme-un-tortionnaire-notoire-au-poste-de-wali-de-guelmim-smara. 31 January 2014. dead.
- News: MAP. Biographie de M. Mohamed Ali El Admi, nouveau Wali de la région Guelmim-Smara, Gouverneur de la province de Guelmim. 28 January 2014. menara.ma. 24 January 2004.
