Fuad Noman
Mayor of Belo Horizonte
Assumed office
29 March 2022
Preceded byAlexandre Kalil
Secretary of Transport and Construction of Minas Gerais
In office
1 January 2007 – 30 June 2010
Secretary of Agriculture of Minas Gerais
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 December 2006
Personal details
Born
Fuad Jorge Noman Filho

(1947-06-30) June 30, 1947
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (2003–2017)
PSD (2019–present)
SpouseMonica Drumond

Fuad Jorge Noman Filho (born 30 June 1947) is a Brazilian writer, economist, and politician who is the current mayor of the city of Belo Horizonte, having taken office since 2022. He came into office after the resignation of former mayor Alexandre Kalil, to whom he had been the vice-mayor of from 2021 to 2022. He is currently affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD).

Biography

Noman was born in 1947, and is of Syrian background.[1] He graduated from Centro Universitário de Brasília with a degree in economic sciences, with a specialization in economic programming and budgetary execution.[2] He also received an honorary doctorate from the State University of Montes Claros.[3] He is married to Monica Drumond and has two sons, Paulo and Gustavo, with 4 grandchildren. He has also published two romance novels.[4] He is an advisor to and benefactor of Clube Atlético Mineiro.[5]

He started his career in government working for the Central Bank of Brazil. He became executive-secretary to the Chief of Staff's office during the presidency of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, as well as consultancy with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).[6] He later became first the Agriculture secretary of the state of Minas Gerais, later becoming the Transport and Works secretary, both under the administrations of Aécio Neves and Antonio Anastasia.[7][8] He later was the president of the state-owned gas company Gasmig,[2] as well as the Extraordinary State Minister for the Coordination of Investments.[9][10]

In 2017, Noman became the agriculture secretary of the city of Belo Horizonte with Kalil as mayor.[11] He was later elected vice-mayor in 2020 in the first round, succeeding Paulo Lamac.[1][12] After Kalil resigned in 2022 to run for governor, Noman became mayor.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Maakaroun, Bertha (15 November 2020). "Economista, de perfil técnico e com longa experiência nos bastidores da política: conheça o vice de Kalil, Fuad Noman". Estado de Minas. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Caetano, Carolina (29 March 2022). "Saiba quem é Fuad Noman, que toma posse como prefeito de Belo Horizonte nesta terça-feira". G1. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Resolução nº 024 - OUTORGA TÍTULO DE 'DOUTOR HONORIS CAUSA' AO ECONOMISTA FUAD JORGE NOMAN FILHO". Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - Unimontes (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Almeida, Rômulo (25 March 2022). "Saiba quem é Fuad Noman, que assume a Prefeitura de BH no lugar de Kalil | O TEMPO". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Como Kalil, próximo prefeito de BH é atleticano e conselheiro do clube". Super Esportes. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Em novo quadro de dirigentes da Cemig, área de gás é guiada por Noman". O Globo. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Secretaria de Governo - Governo de Minas Gerais". Secretaria de Governo - Governo de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Federal Senate". www2.senado.leg.br. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Fuad Noman vai coordenar investimentos do Estado". Economia (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Governador empossa novo Secretario" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Kalil explica escolha de novo vice para eleição 2020". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Morais, Eugênio. "Gestão Kalil renegocia contratos de PPPs para investir no Hospital do Barreiro e escolas". HOME (in Brazilian Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Kalil renuncia à Prefeitura de BH para disputar Governo de Minas Gerais". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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