Mohamed Fadel Ismail Ould Es-Sweyih
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Mohamed-Fadel Ould Ismail Ould Es-Sweyih (1952 – May 6, 2002) was a Sahrawi
nationalist politician, member of the Polisario Front
. He was a prominent member of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
diplomatic corps, holding several posts as SADR ambassador
or Polisario Front representative.
In 1972 he got involved in the Embryonic Movement for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (the precursor of the Polisario Front) headed by El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed
. As Ouali, he got arrested and tortured by Moroccan police during the Tan Tan
demonstrations (25–27 May).
In 1975, he was part of the Information committee of the POLISARIO, where he became known as a journalist. Shortly after, he became the editor in chief of the Sáhara Libre newspaper.
From 1981, he started to manage as POLISARIO representative, first for Europe, then for France and Sweden. Subsequently, he was councelor to the presidency of the SADR, and to the Sahrawi Commission for the Referendum.
In 1995, he returned to his old post as POLISARIO representative for France. Briefly, he occupied in 1999 the SADR's Ministry of Information
, being one of the founders of the Sahrawi Republic official press agency, the Sahara Press Service
. In 1998 he wrote the book Les Sahraouis.
From 1999 to 2001 he was appointed as SADR ambassador to Ethiopia, and permanent representative to the Organization for African Unity.
In 2001 he was designated as POLISARIO representative for the United Kingdom and Ireland. That year he wrote the book La République Sahraouie, where he reviews the history and the structure of the SADR.
In the night of May 5–6, 2002, Fadel Ismail died in Brixton, London, due to an asthma crisis, followed by a heart attack.
A Sahrawi press and cultural centre in Algiers
was named "Mohamed Fadel Ismail" in 2004 in his honour.
Sahrawi
Most frequently in English language usage, the term Sahrawi is usually used in reference to populations from the disputed Western Sahara territory, sometimes with a nationalist connotation....
nationalist politician, member of the Polisario Front
Polisario Front
The POLISARIO, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro is a Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement working for the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco...
. He was a prominent member of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about...
diplomatic corps, holding several posts as SADR ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
or Polisario Front representative.
In 1972 he got involved in the Embryonic Movement for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (the precursor of the Polisario Front) headed by El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed was a Sahrawi nationalist leader, co-founder and second Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, & also the first President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic....
. As Ouali, he got arrested and tortured by Moroccan police during the Tan Tan
Tan Tan
Tan Tan may refer to:*Tan-Tan, a city in Morocco*Tan-tan, a small drum*Eddie Thornton, Jamaican trumpeter known by his nickname "Tan Tan"...
demonstrations (25–27 May).
In 1975, he was part of the Information committee of the POLISARIO, where he became known as a journalist. Shortly after, he became the editor in chief of the Sáhara Libre newspaper.
From 1981, he started to manage as POLISARIO representative, first for Europe, then for France and Sweden. Subsequently, he was councelor to the presidency of the SADR, and to the Sahrawi Commission for the Referendum.
In 1995, he returned to his old post as POLISARIO representative for France. Briefly, he occupied in 1999 the SADR's Ministry of Information
Ministry of Information
The term Ministry of Information may refer to the following:* Ministry of Information , part of the Cabinet of Egypt* Ministry of Information , part of the Cabinet of Equatorial Guinea...
, being one of the founders of the Sahrawi Republic official press agency, the Sahara Press Service
Sahara Press Service
Sahara Press Service is the multi-lingual official press agency of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the government in exile of the Western Sahara. It was established at the Sahrawi refugee camps on March 29, 1999...
. In 1998 he wrote the book Les Sahraouis.
From 1999 to 2001 he was appointed as SADR ambassador to Ethiopia, and permanent representative to the Organization for African Unity.
In 2001 he was designated as POLISARIO representative for the United Kingdom and Ireland. That year he wrote the book La République Sahraouie, where he reviews the history and the structure of the SADR.
In the night of May 5–6, 2002, Fadel Ismail died in Brixton, London, due to an asthma crisis, followed by a heart attack.
A Sahrawi press and cultural centre in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
was named "Mohamed Fadel Ismail" in 2004 in his honour.