Luis Abinader
Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis roˈðolfo aβinaˈðeɾ koˈɾona]; born 12 July 1967) is a Dominican economist, businessman, and politician who is serving as the 54th president of the Dominican Republic since 2020. He served as the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016 and 2020 general elections.
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Abinader in 2022 | |
| 54th President of the Dominican Republic | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2020 | |
| Vice President | Raquel Peña de Antuña |
| Preceded by | Danilo Medina |
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| Born | Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona 12 July 1967 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Modern Revolutionary Party |
| Other political affiliations | Dominican Revolutionary Party (until 2014) |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Alma mater | Hult International Business School Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo |
| Website | Personal website |
Before becoming president, Abinader was the general manager of Grupo Abicor, his family's business consortium, which was started by his father, a former senator and finance minister. The conglomerate includes a real estate and construction company focused mainly on the tourism industry, a cement factory and a private university. He also owns several offshore companies, as revealed by Pandora Papers.
Prior becoming President, he filed a public declaration of assets stating that he had a net worth of over 76 million US dollars. Abinader was proclaimed by Bloomberg as Latin America's richest president.