40 Facts About Daniel Noboa

Daniel Noboa has been widely described as an heir to his father's company and fortune.

In May 2023, Daniel Noboa announced his candidacy for president in the 2023 snap election, running on the National Democratic Action ticket.

Daniel Noboa was re-elected to a full four-year term in the runoff of the 2025 presidential election, defeating Gonzalez again with an improved margin.

Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azin was born in Miami, Florida, United States on 30 November 1987, and was raised in Guayaquil.

Daniel Noboa is the son of Ecuadorian businessman Alvaro Noboa and Ecuadorian physician Annabella Azin.

Daniel Noboa graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business in 2010, and later earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

At the age of 18, Daniel Noboa founded his own company, DNA Entertainment Group, with the purpose of organizing events.

Daniel Noboa has served as shipping director of Noboa Corporation.

Daniel Noboa was commercial and logistics director between 2010 and June 2018.

Paulo revealed in October 2023 that Daniel Noboa is the owner of two offshore companies located in Panama, according to the Panama Papers.

Daniel Noboa is linked to several other companies owned by his father in tax havens.

Daniel Noboa was elected to the National Assembly in the 2021 legislative elections, representing Santa Elena, for the United Ecuadorian political movement.

Daniel Noboa was absent during President Lasso's impeachment trial, however a proxy voted in the affirmative.

Daniel Noboa's campaign has focused on job creation, tax incentives for newly established businesses and increased criminal sentences for tax evaders.

Daniel Noboa has pledged to improve the justice system in the country amid growing violence.

Daniel Noboa's campaign is seen as traditional, drawing on the Grupo Noboa social welfare foundation founded by his parents, as well as his ties as chairman of the Commission on Economic Development.

Daniel Noboa vowed "to return peace to the country, to give education to the youth again, to be able to provide employment to the many people who are looking for it".

Daniel Noboa was inaugurated as president on 23 November 2023, becoming the country's youngest person to assume the office after winning a popular election.

Hours after taking office, Daniel Noboa pledged reforms to reduce violence and create employment opportunities in the country, even though he had not appointed a finance minister.

Daniel Noboa initially announced he would appoint economist Sariha Moya to the position, but ultimately had her lead the nation's planning secretariat instead.

Two days into his term, Daniel Noboa ordered the Ministry of the Interior to repeal the Drug Consumption Table, which he said encouraged "micro-trafficking".

Daniel Noboa simultaneously instructed the Interior and Health Ministries to create programs to reduce the consumption of narcotics and provide treatment for drug abusers.

Daniel Noboa said he would consider constructing two maximum security prisons, drawing inspiration from El Salvador.

On 10 December 2023, Daniel Noboa attended the inauguration of Argentinian President Javier Milei.

Daniel Noboa met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised him for his stance on Russia's invasion.

Daniel Noboa did not appear in the inaugural photo of the cabinet and subsequently was appointed ambassador to Israel.

Daniel Noboa named Secretary of National Planning Sariha Moya as acting vice president.

On 30 March 2025, Daniel Noboa caused controversy for ignoring the Constitutional Court and appointing Cynthia Gellibert by decree as vice president, suspending Abad Rojas .

Analysts said Daniel Noboa was focused on institutional stability and a leadership aligned with his vision of government, which reinforced his political strategy in the wake of this election.

Some analysts criticized Daniel Noboa for providing an exclusively security-based response to crime, without making any announcements on possible reforms of the police and judiciary, reputed to be highly corrupt, or on social policies to combat the root causes of violence.

Daniel Noboa later said that he wished to resolve the diplomatic issue with Mexico, but added that "justice is not negotiated" and that "we will never protect criminals who have harmed Mexicans".

In May 2024, Daniel Noboa registered to run for re-election in the upcoming 2025 general election.

Daniel Noboa said in March 2025 that he wanted American, European and Brazilian armies to join his war against criminal gangs.

Daniel Noboa added he would like President Donald Trump to designate Ecuadorean gangs as terrorist groups, as he has done for some Mexican and Venezuelan cartels.

Daniel Noboa thereafter started laying the groundwork for US forces to arrive.

Daniel Noboa met Trump on 30 March 2025, with Trump agreeing to help.

Daniel Noboa has been regarded as an economically liberal, pro-business social liberal, but rejected identification with both the left and right of the political spectrum, broadly describing his political alignment as centre-left.

Daniel Noboa has proposed programs to prevent discrimination against women and LGBTQ+ groups, including educational programs for healthy relationships and gender equality.

In June 2021, a complaint filed by Daniel Noboa was accepted by a Spanish court to investigate the insurance company Mapfre.

In 2019, while still married to Goldbaum, Daniel Noboa met the social media influencer Lavinia Valbonesi and hired her as his personal nutritionist.