Suleiman Tayeb Ahmed Salem () is the current Sahrawi ambassador to Nicaragua, also accredited non-resident ambassador to Belize, with a base in Managua.Embajada de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD) Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - República de Nicaragua
On August 30, 2000 he was injured in an accident, when the light aircraft 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 Ernesto Pérez Balladares as the new Sahrawi ambassador to the Republic of Panama.Weekly News Week 48. 23.-29.11.1997 - 20.11.97 Diplomacy ARSO, 20 November 1997 He was later in 1998 also accredited as non-resident ambassador to Costa Rica until 2000;República Saharaui La Nación, 23 June 2000 and on November 7, 2005 he presented his credentials to Sir Colville Young, as the first Sahrawi non-resident ambassador to Belize.Comunicado de prensa Embajada Saharaui en Panamá, 8 November 2005
On January 30, 2010, he presented his letter of credentials to President Daniel Ortega 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.El Embajador saharaui en Nicaragua presenta sus cartas credenciales Sahara Press Service, 8 January 2010
Honours and awards On January 24, 2008, Suleiman Tayeb was awarded Panama's highest honour, the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (Grand Cross grade), given to him by vice president and Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Lewis Navarro, for professionalism in his decade of diplomatic service in the country.El gobierno panameño condecora al embajador de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática Sahararesiste.blogspot.com.es (El Siglo) Condecoran a embajador Suliman Tayeb Ahmed Salem Saharaui.cl (Panamaamerica.com.pa) El gobierno panameño condecora al embajador de República Árabe Saharaui Democrática Saharalibre.es (Pa-digital.com.pa)
Award or decoration Country Date Place Note Ref Grand Cross of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero24 January 2008Panama CityPanamanian highest honour.El gobierno panameño condecora al embajador de República Árabe Saharaui Democrática Archived from the original on 9 March 2008
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