Luis Abinader

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Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis roˈðolfo aβinaˈðeɾ koˈɾona]; born 12 July 1967) is a Dominican economist, businessman, and politician who has served as the 54th president of the Dominican Republic since 2020. He was the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections.
Before becoming president, Abinader was the general manager of Grupo Empresarial Abinader Corona (Grupo ABICOR), a business consortium started by his father, José Rafael Abinader, a former senator and finance minister. Grupo ABICOR includes a real estate and construction company focused mainly on the tourism industry, a concrete factory, and a private university. As revealed by the Pandora Papers, Abinader also owns several offshore companies. Abinader was proclaimed as Dominican Republic’s richest president by Bloomberg Línea in 2022.
His first 100 days in office, in a context of mitigation of the Covid-19 pandemic, were rated positively by some sectors of society such as social and business actors, who positively valued the measures adopted during the health crisis. In the international arena, he has…