30 Facts About Luis Abinader

Luis Abinader was the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016,2020, and 2024 general elections.

Luis Abinader was proclaimed as Latin America's richest president by Bloomberg Linea in 2022.

Luis Abinader was re-elected to a second term as president in the 2024 Dominican Republic general election.

Luis Abinader was born in Santo Domingo on 12 July 1967.

Luis Abinader's parents were born in Santiago in the northern region of the country: his mother, Rosa Ramona Sulina "Sula" Corona Caba, is from a family of mostly colonial Spanish origin; most of her ancestors hail from San Jose de las Matas.

Luis Abinader's father was Jose Rafael Abinader, a businessman and political leader whose family were Christian Maronites from Lebanon.

Luis Abinader's paternal grandmother, Esther Wassaf Khoury Sahdala, was born in the Dominican Republic to Wassaf Khoury Hanna and his wife Thell Sahdala, both Lebanese Maronite Christians.

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

Luis Abinader did postgraduate studies in project management at Hult International Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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

Luis Abinader was the Executive Chairman of ABICOR Group, which has developed and operated major tourism projects in the Dominican Republic.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Once president, Luis Abinader declared these two companies.

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

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

Proposals for a wall came from several Dominican politicians, including Ramfis Trujillo, grandson of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and Luis Abinader before becoming president.

Luis Abinader is close to the Lima Group, which brings together nations in the Americas to oppose the Maduro regime and advocate for a return to democracy in Venezuela.

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

The government of Luis Abinader has been questioned for the increase in the country's public debt, taking it from U$44,622.3 million in 2020 to U$54,828.8 million by December 2023, which means that in just 3 years it increased by U$10,206.5 million.

The management of Luis Abinader has continued the old practices of clientelism to gain popularity, spending billions of Dominican pesos on RD$1500 bonds, which are approximately 30 dollars.

Luis Abinader is the second most popular president in Latin America, behind Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador.

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

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