Hamma Salama (Arabic: حمة سلامة; born c. 1950s) is a Sahrawi politician and former military officer serving as the speaker of the National Council since March 2020.
[1] When he was in his 20s, he left his hometown due to the Western Sahara conflict and joined the Polisario Front, serving in the military and fighting against Morocco.
[1] He rose to the rank of commander of the 3rd military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), living in Mijek in the Free Zone (territory controlled by the Sahrawis).
[2] As of 2011, Salama, who remained commander of the 3rd military region, was in his 50s and was described as "the representation of those old Arab revolutionary forces that by now belong to the past: cultured, knowledgeable ... Progressive and a fighter, Salama was solid and calm.
[2] In March 2020, Sahrawi legislative elections were held and Salama, after winning a seat in the Sahrawi National Council, was named by the legislature's members to be the speaker of the council on 17 March 2020, defeating the other candidate, Salek Baba Hasana.