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Birth Name: Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: San Salvador, El Salvador<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: 24 July, 1981<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – Palestinian Arab
\n*mother<\/em> – Salvadoran, possibly Greek<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nayib Bukele is a Salvadoran politician and businessperson. He has served as President of El Salvador<\/a>, since 1 June, 2019. He was previously Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatl\u00e1n, from 1 May, 2012 to 30 April, 2015, and Mayor of San Salvador, from 1 May, 2015 to 30 April, 2018.<\/p>\n

Nayib is the son of Olga Ortez de Bukele and Armando Bukele Katt\u00e1n. He is married to educator and prenatal psychologist Gabriela Rodr\u00edguez de Bukele, with whom he has two children.<\/p>\n

His father was the son of Christian Palestinian parents, from Jerusalem and Bethlehem, respectively. Nayib’s father later converted to Islam. His mother is Christian. Nayib’s father, an Imam, was the spiritual leader of the Islamic community in El Salvador, a role now held by Nayib’s brother Emerson Bukele.<\/p>\n

Nayib’s paternal grandfather was Humberto Bukele Salman (the son of Jos\u00e9 Constantino Bukele and Catalina Salman Harrach). Catalina was the daughter of Elias Salman and Elena Harrach.<\/p>\n

Nayib’s paternal grandmother was Victoria Katt\u00e1n (the daughter of Issa Kattan and Rahme Kattan). Issa was the son of Saleh Kattan and Maria Da’boub. Rahme was the daughter of Salameh Kattan and Nimeh Kattan.<\/p>\n

Nayib’s maternal grandfather was named Miguel Angel Ortez. Miguel was of the Greek Orthodox faith. It is not clear if he was of Greek descent or not.<\/p>\n

Nayib’s maternal grandmother was named Cristina Moreno. Cristina was Catholic.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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