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Early Life
Yassine Knottman was one of the two sons of August Solarin and
Finn Knottman. They were grown in an artificial womb.
Yassine was the quieter of the two brothers. He was interested in art and writing and his teachers described him as “something of a dreamer”.
In high school, he had something of a political awakening, becoming deeply invested in the
Schilling government and the wider progressive cause.
Yassine attended Rupial College in 2608, studying government. Yassine’s grades were fairly average, he was heavily involved in student politics and has volunteered in local campaigns in
Dhaka City. He was granted a brief meeting with President
Walt Schilling in 2609 which was a highlight for him.
During his summer break in 2609 he took part in a foreign exchange to the
Gannid Commonwealth where he made a good impression with the ambassadorial staff.
Yassine graduated from
Ruplal College in 2611 in the top half of this class.
Diplomatic Corps
Yassine took a job in the Republic’s diplomatic corps. helped by a letter of recommendation by former Foreign Secretary Grogan Westfield (
Gurava).
Yassine was assigned the prestige assignment of the
Tazzyn diplomatic staff and despite the difficulty of his work, he was assigned to work as a part of the primary detail working across the Tazzyn border. He was promoted in 2614 and assigned to the Terran embassy in Tazzyn space as a political adviser to the ambassador. On top of the complex court politics, he struggled with the Deputy Ambassador, whom he felt tried to sideline him on many occasions.
In 2619, Yassine was transferred to the Foreign Office to serve as a political adviser. This wasn’t a demotion but it was definitely a sideways step. In private correspondence with his father, Yassine admitted that “he had not excelled” in his last role and that he needed to get “back on the horse.”
Back in Terran space, his first major assignment was as an envoy to the
Jikari, charged with evaluating the development of the refugee civilisation and future next steps in their relationship with the Republic. After delivering his report, Yassine returned to a diplomatic assignment, feeling that the Onyx senior staff, whilst not hostile, were not overly interested in his opinions.
He took an assignment to the
Ekuneri Commonwealth, where he served as a political attaché. There, Yassine impressed the ambassador and in 2625 he was confirmed as “Special Envoy”, one step below the role of Deputy Ambassador.
Personal Life
Yassine's career took him across the quadrant, but eventually what was a chance meeting with Sita Panikkar, a friend of his cousin
Summers' at a party became much more. In between diplomatic assignments, he would return to Leander and the two were photographed together. He finally moved back into the Republic in 2629 to marry her.
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