Omar Fayad Meneses was born on 26 August 1962 and is a Mexican politician from the state of Hidalgo who has served as a federal deputy and senator.
10 Facts About Omar Fayad
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Omar Fayad served as the Governor of Hidalgo from 2016 to 2022.
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Omar Fayad obtained his law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1985.
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In 2000, Omar Fayad was elected to the LVIII Legislature as a federal deputy for Hidalgo's seventh district, serving as secretary of Special Commission on Public Safety and sitting on the Communications, Government and Public Safety Committees.
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In 2009, Omar Fayad returned to Congress, representing Hidalgo's first district; during that term, he served as parliamentary secretary of the Commission of Strengthening Federalism.
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In 2010, Omar Fayad was selected as the leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in Hidalgo.
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Omar Fayad was strongly criticized in October 2015 when he attempted to introduce a new law against cybercrime that criminalized the freedom of expression.
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On 2 February 2016, Omar Fayad left the Senate in order to seek the PRI nomination for Governor of Hidalgo.
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Omar Fayad won the gubernatorial election later that year and was sworn-in as governor on 5 September 2016.
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In February 2016, Omar Fayad was hospitalized after suffering an anaphylactic shock triggered by Rocephin.