23 Facts About Luis Abinader

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Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona is a Dominican economist, businessman, and politician who is serving as the 54th president of the Dominican Republic since 2020.

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Luis Abinader served as the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016 and 2020 general elections.

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Luis Abinader's parents are from the Cibao region: his mother, Rosa Sula Corona Caba, is of colonial Canary Islander ancestry and from the province of La Vega; his father was the businessman and political leader Jose Rafael Abinader, of Lebanese descent and a native of the Santiago Province.

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Luis Abinader did his secondary education at the Colegio Loyola, now Instituto Politecnico Loyola; He graduated in economics from the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo.

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Luis Abinader did postgraduate studies in Project Management at Hult International Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Luis Abinader studied Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering at Harvard University and Advanced Management at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

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Luis Abinader was elected vice president of the Dominican Revolutionary Party in its 2005 National Convention.

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Luis Abinader is currently Executive Chairman of ABICOR Group, which has developed and operated major tourism projects in the country.

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Luis Abinader has been president of the Association of Hotels in the Puerto Plata area and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants.

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Luis Abinader was recognized by the Rhode Island General Assembly for his career in public service, education, and business.

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Luis Abinader received acknowledgments from the City Hall of Boston and the Massachusetts Senate for his contributions to higher education, civic engagement, and community service.

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Luis Abinader was the vice-presidential candidate of the Dominican Revolutionary Party in the 2012 election and in 2005 was pre-candidate for senator from the province of Santo Domingo.

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Luis Abinader was the presidential candidate of the Dominican Humanist Party and the Modern Revolutionary Party for the past general elections on 15 May 2016.

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Luis Abinader was, along with Soraya Aquino, one of the two presidential candidates in 2016 who had not been born during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.

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In October 2021, Luis Abinader was named in the Pandora Papers leak.

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The investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found that Luis Abinader "is linked to two Panamanian companies".

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Once president, Luis Abinader declared these two companies.

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Luis Abinader was sworn in as the President of the Dominican Republic on 16 August 2020.

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Luis Abinader made the fight against illegal immigration one of his priorities.

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Luis Abinader is close to the Lima Group, which brings together conservative governments in the Americas to isolate Venezuela and contribute to the fall of its government.

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On 24 February 2022, Luis Abinader released a statement denouncing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Luis Abinader has been married to Raquel Arbaje Soneh since 1995.

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Luis Abinader is the daughter of businesspersons Elias Arbaje Farah and Margarita Soneh, both of Lebanese descent.