Arturo Char Chaljub Explained

Arturo Char Chaljub
Office:President of the Senate
Term Start:7 August 2020
Term End:7 August 2021
Predecessor:Lidio García Turbay
Successor:Juan Diego Gómez
Office1:Senator of Colombia
Term Start1:20 July 2014
Term Start2:20 July 2006
Term End2:20 July 2010
Birth Name:Arturo Char Chaljub
Birth Date:5 November 1967
Birth Place:Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Radical Change
Spouse:Alessandra Warner Sánchez
Relations:Fuad Char Abdala (father)
Alejandro Char Chaljub (brother)
Children:Fuad Char Warner
John Char Warner
Adela Char Warner
Arturo Char Warner
Victoria Char Warner
Alma Mater:Kennesaw State University
Profession:Business Administrator

Arturo Char Chaljub (born 5 November 1967)[1] is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London.[2]

Family

Arturo comes from a well established and influential, Syrian-Arab-Colombian family,[3] [4] [5] he is a son of Fuad Char Abdala, a Liberal Senator of Colombia and former Minister of Economic Development, and Ambassador of Colombia to Portugal, and his wife Adela Chaljub Char. His brother, Alejandro Char Chaljub, is the current Mayor of Barranquilla, and his cousin, David Char Navas, is also a senator. Many of his relatives, are shareholders of the Junior Barranquilla, the city's foremost soccer team.[6] He married Alessandra Warner Sánchez, whom he met while studying at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, United States. Together, they have five children, Fuad, John, Adela, Arturo and Victoria.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Arturo Char Chaljub . Campaign of Arturo Char Chaljub . 2010-10-26 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707172429/http://www.arturochar.com/contenido.php?id=6&mid=1 . 2011-07-07 . dead .
  2. Web site: Senador Arturo Char Chaljub . 2010-10-26 . Spanish . Congreso Visible . 2010-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100316020013/http://www.congresovisible.org/congresistas/perfil/arturo-char-chaljub/21/#tab=4 . dead .
  3. https://www.banrep.gov.co/sites/default/files/publicaciones/archivos/10.pdf Profile (p. 59)
  4. Web site: Tiempo. Casa Editorial El. 2012-06-03. El último patriarca de los Char cuenta la historia de su familia. 2021-03-25. El Tiempo. spanish.
  5. Web site: Semana. 2019-04-07. ¿Quiénes son los Char?. 2021-03-25. Semana.com. es.
  6. Web site: Reseña Histórica De La C.P.D. Júnior . Historical Review of the CDP Junior . Spanish . . 2010-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112210033/http://www.atleticojunior.com/junior/resehist.html . 12 November 2010 . dead .