José Rafael Abinader
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Abinader and the second or maternal family name is Wasaf.
José Rafael Abinader | |
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Senator for Santiago Province | |
In office 16 August 1998 – 16 August 2002 | |
Preceded by | Eduardo Estrella |
Succeeded by | Víctor Méndez |
Personal details | |
Born | Tamboril, Dominican Republic | 2 March 1929
Political party | Dominican Revolutionary Party (1961–2014) |
Spouse(s) | Rosa Sula Corona Caba (div.) |
Children | José Rafael, Luis Rodolfo, Rita Sulina |
Parents | José S. Abinader, Esther Wasaf |
José Rafael Abinader Wasaf (born 2 March 1929) is a politician, lawyer and writer from the Dominican Republic. Former Vice-President of the Dominican Revolutionary Party.[1] He founded the Universidad Dominicana O&M university, in which he was rector.[1]
Abinader is the son of José S. Abinader, Lebanese immigrant arrived to the country in 1898, and Esther Wasaf, born in Monte Cristi to Lebanese parents. When he was 11-years-old, his family moved from the town of Tamboril to the hamlet of Gurabito (located on the outskirts of Santiago de los Caballeros).[2] Abinader has been member of the National Executive Committee (Spanish: Comité Ejecutivo Nacional) of the Dominican Revolutionary Party since 1963.[1][3]
Works
- "Ideas económicas y sociales"[1]
- "Comentarios acerca del ahorro"[1]
- "Bosquejo de un estudio económico"[1]
- "La corrupción administrativa en América Latina"[1]
- "La sociedad bajo escrutinio"[1]
- "Poemas antiguos"[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "José Rafael Abinader" (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Irrizarri, Evelyn (26 September 2013). "José Rafael Abinader: "Me arrepiento del tiempo que le dediqué a la política"" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "PRD publica listado oficial de miembros del CEN" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Listín Diario. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.