José Murat Casab
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Murat and the second or maternal family name is 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 Ixtepec, Oaxaca |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
José Murat Casab (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse muˈɾat]; born October 18, 1949) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was Governor of Oaxaca and is a Diputado Federal elected from the ranks of Alliance for Mexico of Institutional Revolutionary Party-Ecologist Green Party of Mexico. He is of Iraqi-Assyrian descent, born to an Assyrian family from the village of Tel Keppe.[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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