Arturo Char Chaljub
Arturo Char in 2018
President of the Senate
In office
7 August 2020 – 7 August 2021
Preceded byLidio García Turbay
Succeeded byJuan Diego Gómez
Senator of Colombia
Assumed office
20 July 2014
In office
20 July 2006 – 20 July 2010
Personal details
Born
Arturo Char Chaljub

(1967-11-05) 5 November 1967
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Political partyRadical Change
SpouseAlessandra Warner Sánchez
RelationsFuad Char Abdala (father)
Alejandro Char Chaljub (brother)
ChildrenFuad Char Warner
John Char Warner
Adela Char Warner
Arturo Char Warner
Victoria Char Warner
Alma materKennesaw State University
ProfessionBusiness Administrator
Websitewww.arturochar.com

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][3]

Family

Arturo comes from a well established and influential, Syrian-Arab-Colombian family,[4][5][6] he is the 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.[7] He married Alessandra Warner Sánchez, whom he met while studying at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, United States.[8] Together they have five children, Fuad, John, Adela, Arturo and Victoria.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Arturo Char Chaljub" (in Spanish). Campaign of Arturo Char Chaljub. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  2. ↑ Naissir, Loor. "Arturo Char Chaljub". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Senador Arturo Char Chaljub" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  4. ↑ Page 59 https://www.banrep.gov.co/sites/default/files/publicaciones/archivos/10.pdf
  5. ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2012-06-03). "El último patriarca de los Char cuenta la historia de su familia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  6. ↑ Semana (2019-04-07). "¿Quiénes son los Char?". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Reseña Histórica De La C.P.D. Júnior" [Historical Review of the CDP Junior] (in Spanish). Junior Barranquilla. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  8. 1 2 Naissir, Loor. "Alessandra Warner". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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