Xavier Zablah Bukele
Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who has served as the president of the Nuevas Ideas political party since 2020. He is a cousin of Nayib Bukele, the incumbent president of El Salvador.
Early life
Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele's mother is Mary Nelly Bukele Kattán, a sister of Armando Bukele Kattán. Through his uncle, Zablah is a cousin of Nayib Bukele, the incumbent president of El Salvador. He has two siblings, Nelly and Francisco.Zablah attended the Escuela Panamericana. He owns shares in four companies: Astra Motors, Check Out, Ahead, and Altermedia.
Political career
In 2020, the Nuevas Ideas political party held internal elections to select its leadership, including the position of president—the leader of the party. Yusef Bukele, one of Nayib Bukele's brothers, was the favorite to succeed then-leader Federico Anliker, however, he later declined to contest the position. Subsequently, Zablah became the favorite to succeed Anliker as the party's leader; his opponents were Isabel Monje and Israel Juárez. On 1 March 2020, Zablah was elected as the leader of Nuevas Ideas, winning 31,476 votes compared to Monje's 3,806 votes and Juárez's 868 votes.On 26 October 2023, Zablah accompanied Nayib Bukele when he initiated the process to register his re-election campaign for the 2024 presidential election.