José Murat Casab

José Murat
Governor of Oaxaca
In office
December 1, 1998 – November 30, 2004
Preceded by Diódoro Carrasco Altamirano
Succeeded by Ulises Ruiz Ortiz
Personal details
Born José Murat Casab
October 18, 1949 (1949-10-18) (age 62)
Ixtepec, Oaxaca
Political party Institutional Revolutionary Party
Profession Lawyer

José Murat Casab is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was Governor of Oaxaca and is a Diputado Federal Electo by the Alliance for Mexico of Institutional Revolutionary Party-Ecologist Green Party of Mexico. He is of Iraqi descent.[1]

Murat was a controversial governor but a competent political speaker. After he assumed office on December 1, 1998 a series of scandals tarnished the governor's office.

Preceded by
Diódoro Carrasco Altamirano
Governor of Oaxaca
1998 - 2004
Succeeded by
Ulises Ruiz Ortiz

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