Fuad Chahín
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Fuad Chahín | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 2 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 22nd District |
| President of the Christian Democratic Party | |
| In office 18 May 2018 – 27 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Myriam Verdugo |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Frei |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Quintana |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the District |
| Constituency | 49th District |
| Regional Counseller of the Government for the Araucanía Region | |
| In office January 2002 – March 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1976 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party Democrats |
| Spouse | Karin Happke |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Fuad Eduardo Chahin Valenzuela (born 1 December 1976) is a Chilean politician and lawyer.
He served as Deputy for District 49 (Araucanía) from 2010 to 2014 and also 2014–2018. Similarly, Chahín was president of the Christian Democratic Party from 2018 to 2021.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In the November 2017 elections, Chahin ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Senate of Chile for the 11th Circumscription of the Araucanía Region, representing the Christian Democratic Party of Chile within the Convergencia Democrática pact.[7]
He was subsequently elected president of the party for the 2018–2020 term, formally assuming office on 22 June 2018, and resigned from the position on 18 May 2021 following poor electoral results in the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention election.[7]
Chahin was born on 1 December 1976 in Temuco, Chile.[7] He is the son of Fuad Armando Chahin Said and Gladis Valenzuela Lonconao.[7] He is the grandson of a Palestinian immigrant and a Mapuche peasant.[8]
From 1983 to 1990, Chahin completed his primary education at Liceo B No. 13 Las Araucarias in Curacautín and at Colegio De La Salle in Temuco.[7] He completed his secondary education at Liceo Camilo Henríquez in the same city.[7]
Professional career
In 1995, he entered the School of Law of the University of Chile, where he earned a degree in Legal and Social Sciences and qualified as a lawyer on 15 November 2004.[7]
In 2006, he was a founding partner of the Jorge Ahumada Institute Study Center.[7] As a lawyer, he specialized in consumer rights defense and oral litigation.[7] In April 2006, he joined the law firm Arévalo y Cía. From July 2007 onward, he has been a partner at Abdala y Cía.[7] From 2006 to 2009, he also served as legal counsel for consumer organizations.[7]
In the academic field, in 2008 he served as a lecturer in the Executive Skills Diploma program offered by the Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Chile.[7]