Luis Abinader | |
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.jpg) Abinader in 2024 | |
| 54th President of the Dominican Republic | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2020 | |
| Vice President | Raquel Peña |
| Preceded by | Danilo Medina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona 12 July 1967 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Modern Revolutionary Party |
| Other political affiliations | Dominican Revolutionary Party (until 2014) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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| Alma mater | Hult International Business School Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo |
Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona ODB GColIH (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis roˈðolfo aβinaˈðeɾ koˈɾona]; born 12 July 1967) is a Dominican economist, businessman, and politician who has served as the 54th president of the Dominican Republic since 2020. He was the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections.
Before becoming president, Abinader was the general manager of Grupo Abicor, a business consortium started by his father, José Rafael Abinader, a former senator and finance minister. Grupo Abicor includes a real estate and construction company focused mainly on the tourism industry, a cement factory, and a private university. As revealed by the Pandora Papers, Abinader also owns several offshore companies.[1] Abinader was proclaimed as Latin America's richest president by Bloomberg Línea in 2022.[2]
Abinader was re-elected to a second term as president in the 2024 Dominican Republic general election. In his victory speech, Abinader said that the "changes that we've made are going to be irreversible", and that the "best is yet to come".[3]
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- ^ "Luis Abinader, el presidente más rico de América Latina". 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader heads to reelection as competitors concede early". Associated Press. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.