Xavier Zablah Bukele
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Xavier Zablah Bukele | |
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.jpg) Zablah in 2023 | |
| 2nd President of Nuevas Ideas | |
| Assumed office 2 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Federico Anliker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele |
| Party | Nuevas Ideas |
| Spouse | Sofía Medina |
| Relatives | Nayib Bukele (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Escuela Panamericana |
Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who has served as the president of the Nuevas Ideas political party since 2020. He is a cousin of Nayib Bukele, the incumbent president of El Salvador.
Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele's[1] mother is Mary Nelly Bukele Kattán, a sister of Armando Bukele Kattán. Through his uncle, Zablah is a cousin of Nayib Bukele, the incumbent president of El Salvador.[2] He has two siblings, Nelly and Francisco.[3]
Zablah attended the Escuela Panamericana.[3] He owns shares in four companies: Astra Motors, Check Out, Ahead, and Altermedia.[4]
Political career
In 2020, the Nuevas Ideas political party held internal elections to select its leadership, including the position of president—the leader of the party.[5] Yusef Bukele, one of Nayib Bukele's brothers, was the favorite to succeed then-leader Federico Anliker,[6] however, he later declined to contest the position.[5][7] Subsequently, Zablah became the favorite to succeed Anliker as the party's leader; his opponents were Isabel Monje and Israel Juárez.[5] On 1 March 2020, Zablah was elected as the leader of Nuevas Ideas,[8] winning 31,476 votes compared to Monje's 3,806 votes and Juárez's 868 votes.[9][10]
On 26 October 2023, Zablah accompanied Nayib Bukele when he initiated the process to register his re-election campaign for the 2024 presidential election.[11]
Personal life
Zablah is married to Sofía Medina.[12]
