Mariano Sabino Lopes

Mariano Sabino Lopes
Sabino in 2020
Deputy Prime Minister of East Timor
Assumed office
1 July 2023
Prime MinisterXanana Gusmão
Preceded by
Coordinating Minister of Rural Development Affairs
Assumed office
1 July 2023
Prime MinisterXanana Gusmão
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the National Parliament
In office
2018–2023
Minister of State and Minister for Mineral Resources
In office
3 October 2017 – 22 June 2018
Prime MinisterMari Alkatiri
Preceded byAlfredo Pires
Succeeded by
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
8 August 2007 – 16 February 2015
Prime MinisterXanana Gusmão
Preceded byFrancisco Benevides [de]
Succeeded byEstanislau da Silva
Member of the National Parliament
In office
2001–2007
Personal details
Born (1975-04-12) 12 April 1975 (age 49)
Political partyDemocratic Party (PD)
Alma materUniversity of Brawijaya

Mariano Sabino Lopes (born 12 April 1975), also known by his nom de guerre Assanami, is an East Timorese politician and a member of the Democratic Party (PD).

He is the more junior of East Timor's two incumbent Deputy Prime Ministers, and also the incumbent Coordinating Minister of Rural Development Affairs, serving since July 2023 in the IX Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.

Between 2001 and 2007, he was a member of the National Parliament of East Timor. Between August 2007 and February 2015, he was Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and from October 2017 to June 2018 he was Minister of State and Minister for Mineral Resources. From June 2018 to May 2023, he was once again a member of the National Parliament.