Tarek William Saab

Tarek William Saab
Prosecutor General of Venezuela
Assumed office
5 August 2017
Disputed with Luisa Ortega Díaz
Appointed byNational Constituent Assembly
Preceded byLuisa Ortega Díaz
President of the Republican Moral Council
Assumed office
16 December 2023
Preceded byElvis Amoroso
In office
1 January 2017 – 7 February 2019
Preceded byManuel Galindo Ballesteros
Succeeded byElvis Amoroso
In office
1 January 2015 – 1 January 2016
Preceded byLuisa Ortega Díaz
Succeeded byManuel Galindo Ballesteros
4th Ombudsman of Venezuela
In office
22 December 2014 – 5 August 2017
Preceded byGabriela Ramírez
Succeeded byAlfredo Ruiz
Governor of Anzoátegui
In office
31 October 2004 – 28 December 2012
Preceded byDavid De Lima
Succeeded byAristóbulo Istúriz
Deputy to the National Assembly
for Anzoátegui State
In office
30 July 2000 – 31 October 2004
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for the Capital District
In office
23 January 1999 – 22 December 1999
Personal details
Born
Tarek William Saab Halabi

(1963-09-10) 10 September 1963 (age 61)
El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Political partyFifth Republic Movement (MVR) (before 2007)
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) (from 2007)
Alma materCentral University of Venezuela
Universidad Santa María
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, author

Tarek William Saab Halabi (Spanish pronunciation: [taˈɾek 'wiljam ˈsa:β], Arabic: طارق وليام صعب حلبي; born 10 September 1962) is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and poet. He was a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, who publicly called him "The poet of the revolution". He was the Governor of Anzoátegui from 2004 to 2012, and a member of the Committee for Justice and Truth since 2013. In December 2014, he was elected "People's Defender", or Ombudsman, by the National Assembly for 2014–2021 term. On 5 August 2017, the National Constituent Assembly appointed him as Attorney General in substitution of Luisa Ortega Diaz.[1]

  1. ^ "Venezuela's pro-government assembly fires dissident prosecutor". Reuters. 5 August 2017.