Karim Bukele
Salvadoran businessman and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karim Alberto Bukele Ortez (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈɾim buˈkele]; born 10 March 1986) is a Salvadoran businessman and politician. He is a younger brother of and was a presidential advisor to Nayib Bukele, the current president of El Salvador. Bukele has previously worked as Nayib's campaign manager during his 2015 and 2019 electoral campaigns as well as the campaign manager for the Nuevas Ideas political party in 2021. In late-2023, Bukele was considered a likely candidate to succeed Nayib as acting president in the event that he resigned ahead of the 2024 general election, however, Bukele denied that he would succeed Nayib.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bukele and the second or maternal family name is Ortez.
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Born | Karim Alberto Bukele Ortez (1986-03-10) 10 March 1986 (age 38) |
Nationality | Salvadoran |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
Organization(s) | Obermet S.A. de C.V. Global Motors, S.A de C.V. |
Political party | Nuevas Ideas |
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Relatives | Nayib Bukele (brother) Yusef Bukele (brother) Ibrajim Bukele (brother) |
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