Ali Salem Tamek

Ali Salem Tamek
علي سالم التامك
Ali Salem Tamek in 2008
Born (1973-12-24) December 24, 1973 (age 50)
OrganizationCollective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders
Known forHuman rights defender, trade unionist, Sahrawi nationalist
SpouseAicha Chafia Ramdan
ChildrenThawra
Parent(s)Mohamed Salem Ould El Mami Ould Mohamed Tamek (father), Fennina Bent Hammadi (mother)
AwardsIII "Juan Antonio González Caraballo" solidarity prize (2005)
I "José Manuel Méndez" human rights and social justice prize (2010)

Ali Salem Tamek (Arabic: علي سالم التامك; born on December 24, 1973) is a Sahrawi independence activist and trade unionist.

Ali Salem Tamek was born in Assa, southern Morocco. He has emerged as one of the most outspoken Sahrawi dissidents under Moroccan rule. He was vice president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA).[1] He was active in Moroccan trade unions and leftist Moroccan spheres.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Members of the CODESA secretariat" (PDF).