Fuad Chahín Explained

Fuad Chahín
Birth Date:1976 12, df=y
Birth Place:Temuco, Chile
Office:Member of the Constitutional Convention
Constituency:22nd District
Term Start:4 July 2021
Term End:2 July 2022
Office1:President of the Christian Democratic Party
Term Start1:18 May 2018
Term End1:27 May 2021
Predecessor1:Myriam Verdugo
Successor1:Carmen Frei
Office2:Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Constituency2:49th District
Term Start2:11 March 2010
Term End2:11 March 2018
Predecessor2:Jaime Quintana
Successor2:Dissolution of the District
Office3:Regional Counseller of the Government for the Araucanía Region
Term Start3:January 2002
Term End3:March 2003
Party:Christian Democratic Party
Democrats
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer
Spouse:Karin Happke

Fuad Eduardo Chahin Valenzuela (born 1 December 1976) is a Chilean politician and lawyer. He served as Deputy for District 49 (Araucanía) from 2010 to 2014 and also 2014–2018. He was president of the Christian Democratic Party from 2018 to 2021.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life

Chahin was born on December 1, 1976.

He is the grandson of a Palestinian immigrant and a Mapuche peasant.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fuad Chahín renuncia a presidencia de la Democracia Cristiana en medio de pugna por candidatura a La Moneda. Radio Universidad de Chile. 18 May 2021. 26 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Fuad Chahín tras renunciar a la presidencia de la DC: "He dado muestras de que nunca me he aferrado a los cargos". CNN Chile. 19 May 2021. 26 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Chahín renunció a la presidencia DC durante junta nacional que se resiste a restarse de las primarias. Radio Cooperativa. 18 May 2021. 26 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Fuad Chahin, presidente de la Democracia Cristiana: "La oposición abusa de la palabra unidad y hace rato no comprendemos lo que significa". La Tercera. 1 May 2020. 26 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Juventud de la DC pidió renuncia del presidente del partido, Fuad Chahín. Radio Bío-Bío. 17 May 2020. 26 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Chile. BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de. 2020. Fuad Eduardo Chahin Valenzuela. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias. 2022-01-04. bcn.cl.
  7. Baeza, Cecilia. "Palestinians and Latin America's Indigenous Peoples." Middle East Report 274 (Spring 2015).