Nayib Bukele facts for kids

Nayib Bukele
Quick facts for kids Nayib Bukele
46th President of El Salvador
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 1 June 2019
Vice President	Félix Ulloa
Preceded by	Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Mayor of San Salvador
	In office; 1 May 2015 – 30 April 2018
Preceded by	Norman Quijano
Succeeded by	Ernesto Muyshondt
Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán
	In office; 1 May 2012 – 30 April 2015
Preceded by	Álvaro Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Michelle Sol
Personal details
Born	Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez ; 24 July 1981 (age 40); San Salvador, El Salvador
Political party	GANA
Other political; affiliations	FMLN (until 10 October 2017); GANA (for the 2019 presidential election)
Spouse(s)	Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bukele and the second or maternal family name is Ortez.

Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman. He is the 46th and current President of El Salvador since 1 June 2019. He won the 2019 election. Bukele ran as the candidate of the centre-right GANA party.

He was elected Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán on 11 March 2012. He was also elected mayor of San Salvador on 1 March 2015, and took office on 1 May 2015.

Images for kids

Bukele at the beatification of Óscar Romero, with then-vice president Óscar Ortiz and his wife.
Bukele with U.S. President Donald Trump in September 2019
Bukele with wife Gabriela Rodríguez at a government event, 2014.