Abdelkader Taleb Omar

Abdelkader Taleb Omar
Abdelkader Taleb Omar
عبد القادر طالب عمر
	Omar in 2015
Minister of Education and Vocational Training
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 May 2025
President	Brahim Ghali
Preceded by	Khatri Addouh
Sahrawi Ambassador to Algeria
	In office; 17 March 2018 – 18 May 2025
President	Brahim Ghali
Preceded by	Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
Succeeded by	Khatri Addouh
Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
	In office; 29 October 2003 – 4 February 2018
President	Mohamed Abdelaziz; Khatri Addouh (Interim); Brahim Ghali
Preceded by	Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
Succeeded by	Mohamed Wali Akeik
President of the Sahrawi National Council
	In office; 1995–1999
President	Mohamed Abdelaziz
Preceded by	Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed
Succeeded by	Salem Lebsir
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 73–74)[citation needed]; El-Aaiún, Spanish Sahara
Political party	Polisario Front

Abdelkader Taleb Omar (Arabic: عبد القادر طالب عمر; born 1951^{[citation needed]}) is a Sahrawi politician and diplomat currently serving as the Minister of Education and Vocational Training of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since 2025.^[1] He was ambassador to Algeria from 2018 to 2025, and previously served as Prime Minister.^[2]^[3]

Career

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 1995-1999 period,^[4] and also as Wali (Governor) of the Smara refugee camp, near Tindouf.^[5]

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,^[5] and re-appointed again to that post in early 2012.^[4]

Omar 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.^[6]^{[unreliable source?]}^[7]

Omar 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.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Abdelkader Taleb Omar assumes role as Minister of Education and Vocational Training". Sahara Press Service. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
^ "President of Republic appoints Abdelkader Talib Omar Ambassador to Algeria". Sahara Press Service. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "Algerian Foreign Ministry holds farewell ceremony for ambassador Abdelkader Taleb Omar". Sahara Press Service. 18 May 2025. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
^ ^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.

Political offices
Preceded by Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun	Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Republic 2003–2018	Succeeded by Mohamed Wali Akeik

[1] "Abdelkader Taleb Omar assumes role as Minister of Education and Vocational Training". Sahara Press Service. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.

[2] "President of Republic appoints Abdelkader Talib Omar Ambassador to Algeria". Sahara Press Service. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[3] "Algerian Foreign Ministry holds farewell ceremony for ambassador Abdelkader Taleb Omar". Sahara Press Service. 18 May 2025. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

[AbdelkaderOmarPM-4] "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.

[arso-5] Western Sahara News October, Weeks 40 - 44 (28.09.-31.10.2003 ARSO, 29 October 2003

[6] "Polisario: why the DRS co-opts Taleb Omar". Polisario Confidential. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[7] "Polisario front reaches consensus on Ghali". La Vanguardia. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[8] "Polisario: Mohamed Abdelaziz's Succession, No Surprise". Polisario Confidential. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[9] "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.

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