Nayib Bukele 46th President of El Salvador since June 1, 2019 Date of Birth: 24.07.1981 Country: Salvador

Content:

1. Early Life and Business Career
2. Business Acumen:
3. - Director and President of OBERMET, S.A. DE C.V.
4. San Salvador (2015):
5. Expulsion from FMLN (2017):
6. Presidential Campaign (2019)
7. GANA Alliance:
8. Presidential Victory:
9. COVID-19 Pandemic
10. Presidency
11. - Significantly reduced the number of homicides.
12. Legislative Assembly Incident (2020):
13. Supreme Court Ruling (2021):
14. Stance on Hamas (2023):
15. Personal Life

Early Life and Business Career

Birth and Family:
- Born on July 24, 1981, in San Salvador, El Salvador.

- Son of Olga Ortez de Bukele and Armando Bukele Kattan, a businessman and imam.

Business Acumen:

- Displayed entrepreneurial abilities from a young age.
- Led a company at the age of 18.
Education and Business Ownership:

- Studied law at José Simeón Cañas Central American University but paused his education to pursue family business.

- Owner of Yamaha Motors El Salvador, which distributes Yamaha products in El Salvador.

- Director and President of OBERMET, S.A. DE C.V.

Political Career
Mayoral Elections
Nuevo Cuscatlán (2012):

- Elected Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán in 2012 under the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) coalition.

San Salvador (2015):

- Won the mayoral election for San Salvador in 2015, representing a coalition of FMLN and PSP.

Expulsion from FMLN (2017):

- Expelled from the FMLN in 2017 for alleged internal division and defamatory statements against the party.

Presidential Campaign (2019)

Independent Candidacy:

- Intended to run as an independent candidate after his expulsion from the FMLN.

- Founded the Nuevas Ideas movement with the aim of transforming it into a political party.

GANA Alliance:

- Joined the right-wing Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) after failing to form his own party.

- Faced pressure from both the FMLN and Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) parties.

Presidential Victory:

- Elected President of El Salvador in 2019, becoming the youngest in the country's modern history.

COVID-19 Pandemic

- Enacted strict measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a relatively low mortality rate.

- Upgraded medical facilities and constructed a new COVID-19 hospital.

- Provided economic support to citizens, including $300 subsidies to low-income families and food distribution.

Presidency

Inauguration (2019):
- Inaugurated as President on June 1, 2019.
Territorial Control Plan (2019):

- Implemented the Territorial Control Plan to address high crime rates by concentrating police and military in high-crime municipalities.

- Significantly reduced the number of homicides.

Break with Venezuela (2019):

- Severed diplomatic relations with Venezuela and recognized Juan Guaido as its new president.

Legislative Assembly Incident (2020):

- Stormed the Legislative Assembly with military forces to demand approval of a loan, which was delayed by the opposition.

- Opposition accused the president and army of intimidating legislators.

Supreme Court Ruling (2021):

- The constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court ruled that the president can serve two consecutive terms in office.

- The decision was supported by judges appointed by Bukele's allies in the legislature.

Stance on Hamas (2023):

- Declared that the best solution for the Palestinian people is for Hamas to disappear.

Personal Life

Marriage and Family:
- Married Gabriela Rodriguez de Bukele in 2014.
- Brothers: Karim Alberto, Yusef Ali, and Ibrahim Antonio.

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Nayib Bukele