Nayib Bukele

Nayib Bukele
Mayor of San Salvador
Assumed office
May 1, 2015
Preceded by Norman Quijano
Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlan
In office
May 1, 2012 – May 1, 2015
Preceded by Álvaro Rodríguez
Succeeded by Michelle Sol
Personal details
Born Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez
(1981-07-24) July 24, 1981
San Salvador, El Salvador
Political party FMLN
Spouse(s) Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele

Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (born July 24, 1981 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman. He was elected as Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlan on 11 March 2012. He was also elected as mayor of San Salvador on March 1, 2015 and took office on May 1, 2015. Both public offices have been elected under the banner of the party Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.[1]

Early life

Nayib Bukele was born on July 24, 1981 in San Salvador. He is the son of Olga Ortez de Bukele and Armando Bukele Kattán, a renowned businessman and an influential figure in the country's political life. At a very young age, Nayib was recognized for his skills and spirit of entrepreneurship. At just 18, he already ran a company.[2] According to an article in the digital newspaper El Faro, Nayib Bukele is the owner of Yamaha Motors El Salvador[3], a company that sells and distributes Yamaha products in El Salvador[4]. OBERMET, S.A. de C.V. is another company that mainstream media has associated to Nayib Bukele, but a letter from an assistant of Roberto Bukele Simán, from Grupo Corporativo Bukele, attempted to clarify the ownership of OBERMET, S.A. de C.V.[5]

Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlan

On March 11, 2012, he was elected on behalf of a coalition of the FMLN with 2754 votes (49.72%) and CD 108 votes (1.95%), making a total of 2862 votes (50.68%) taking the mayoralty from the ARENA party, which won 2585 votes (46.67%). He took office on May 1, 2012.[6]

Mayor of San Salvador

In the municipal elections of 2015 he won the mayoralty of San Salvador, the Capital City of El Salvador, representing a coalition of the FMLN in coalition with the PSP, obtaining 89,164 votes (50.37% of total). His main challenger, businessman and former deputy Edwin Zamora, ARENA, won 82,288 votes (46.49%). The latter party had controlled the city during the previous six years. Nayib Bukele took office on May 1, 2015.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Biografía". Nayib Bukele.
  2. ↑ http://www.contrapunto.com.sv/nacionales/politica/nayib-bukele-el-capitalista-mas-popular-de-la-izquierda-salvadorena
  3. ↑ Labrador, Gabriel (20 August 2014). "El FMLN abre la puerta grande a Nayib Bukele". El Faro. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Yamaha Motor El Salvador". Yamaha Motors El Salvador. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Romero, Fernando (19 August 2016). "GRUPO CORPORATIVO BUKELE SE DESLIGA DE OBERMET". GRUPO CORPORATIVO BUKELE SE DESLIGA DE OBERMET. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.tse.gob.sv/resultados2012/paginas/paginas/dat04/DMU041599.htm
  7. ↑ "Resultados de Concejos Municipales - TSE". tse.gob.sv.
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