Mohamed Yeslem Beisat

Mohamed Yeslem Beisat is a prominent diplomat and former ambassador from Western Sahara who has dedicated much of his career to advocating for the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination. He served as the foreign affairs minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, where he has been a key figure in the Polisario Front, the nationalist movement seeking independence for Western Sahara from Moroccan control. In recent news, Beisat was quoted regarding former South African president Jacob Zuma's unexpected support for Morocco's claims over Western Sahara, emphasizing his long-standing friendship with Zuma and the Polisario's commitment to refraining from public criticism of him.