Armando Bukele Kattán (16 December 1944 – 30 November 2015) was a Salvadoran businessman of Palestinian origin and Muslim religious leader and father of current Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.
Armando Bukele Kattán | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 December 1944 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Died | 30 November 2015 (aged 70) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Alma mater | University of El Salvador |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | 10, including Nayib, Karim, Yusef, and Ibrajim[1] |
Early years
editArmando Bukele Kattán was born in San Salvador, on December 16, 1944, the son of Humberto Bukele Salman and Victoria Kattán de Bukele. His parents were Palestinian Christians from Bethlehem in Ottoman Palestine and had emigrated to El Salvador at the beginning of the 20th century as part of an emigration wave.[2] He completed his high school studies at the Liceo Salvadoreño.
Studies
editIn 1967 he graduated as a doctor in Industrial Chemistry from the University of El Salvador.[3]
Entrepreneur
editHe founded companies dedicated to the textile industry, commerce, pharmaceuticals, advertising and the media. He was also involved with the philanthropic efforts of the Kiwanis Club, a community service institution that brings together entrepreneurs and professionals.[4]
Religious leader
editBukele converted from Christianity to Islam in the 1980s and founded four mosques during his lifetime, including the first mosque in El Salvador in 1992.[5] He served as imam of the Salvadoran Islamic Community and was part of the Islamic Organization for Latin America and the Caribbean. He was a founding member of the Council of Religions for Peace of El Salvador.
Published books
edit- The ABCs of Islam[citation needed]
- Clarifying Concepts in Physics[6]
In 2017, the posthumous[how?] book “The precise relativity of the point” was published[citation needed], an extensive compilation of Bukele's thoughts gathered on his Twitter account and his program “Clarifying Concepts”.
References
edit- ^ "The Bukele Clan that Rules with Nayib". El Faro. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Ahren, Raphael (7 February 2019). "His Dad was an Imam, Meet El Salvador's New Leader". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Biblioteca Nacional encuentra la tesis universitaria de don Armando Bukele, padre del presidente de la República". November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Conmemoran primer aniversario del fallecimiento de Don Armando Bukele". ultimahora.sv. November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Inauguran mezquita en Santa Ana | Periódico EL Pais".
- ^ Bukele Kattán, Armando (2012). Clarifying concepts in Physics (Primera edición ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Imprenta Nacional. ISBN 978-99961-0-149-6.