Hamma Salama

Hamma Salama (; born 1950s) is a Sahrawi politician and former military officer serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army since March 2026.

Biography Salama was born in Laayoune, Western Sahara. 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. 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."

In 2015, Salama became the Minister for the Interior of the SADR. Three years later, he was re-elected following the 2023 Sahrawi legislative election.