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Aliyen Habib Kentaui حبيب علي الكنتاوي
POLISARIO Representative to Sweden
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 January 2012
Prime Minister	Abdelkader Taleb Omar
Preceded by	Brahim Mojtar
Sahrawi Ambassador to Nigeria
In office 11 September 2000 – 25 July 2008
Prime Minister	Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun Abdelkader Taleb Omar
Succeeded by	Oubi Buchraya Bachir
Sahrawi Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office February 1996 – September 1999
Prime Minister	Mahfoud Ali Beiba
Succeeded by	Mohamed Fadel Ismail Ould Es-Sweyih
Personal details
Born	1954 Smara, Spanish Sahara
Political party	POLISARIO
Residence(s)	Stockholm,  Sweden
Occupation	Diplomat

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Aliyen Habib Kentaui (born 1954, in Smara, Western Sahara) is the Polisario Front representative for Sweden.

Diplomatic postings

Prior to 1995, Kentaui was the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) ambassador for India for some years. He was then appointed as SADR ambassador for Ethiopia and permanent representative to the Organization for African Unity until 2000, when he was replaced by Mohamed Fadel Ismail Ould Es-Sweyih. That year he was accredited as SADR ambassador for Nigeria, presenting his credentials to Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in 2001. He stayed in that post until 2008, after being elected as Wali (Governor) of the Wilaya of Ausserd, at the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria. In January 2012, he replaced Brahim Mojtar as POLISARIO Representative for Sweden.

References

1. Kerman Romeo (2010-12-14). "Entrevista:Alien Kentaui (Dirigente del Frente Polisario) "Devorar el Sáhara sería un aperitivo para Marruecos"" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
2. "New representative of the Frente Polisario received at Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Sahara Press Service. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
3. "Aliyen Kentaoui ny representant för Polisario Front i Sverige" (in Swedish). Vastsaharaaktionen.se. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
4. Communique du Ministère de l'Information de la République Arabe Sahraouie Démocratique - 63ème Session du Conseil des Ministres de l'OUA ARSO, 29 February 1996 (in French)
5. SADR-Nigeria - Western Sahara Weekly news - Week 37 (10.-16.09.2000) ARSO, 11 September 2000
6. Diplomacy - Western Sahara Weekly news - Week 13 (25.-31.03.2001) ARSO, 30 March 2001
7. El Polisario irá a las negociaciones de Manhasset para llegar a una solución que garantice la autodeterminación del pueblo saharaui. Yahoo Groups (SPS), 30 December 2007 (in Spanish)
8. "President appoints governors of Wilayas". SPS. 2012-01-04. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-11-08.

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