| Zé Gentil | |
| Office: | City councilor of Caxias |
| Term Start: | 1983 |
| Term End: | 1987 |
| Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão |
| Term Start2: | 1987 |
| Term End2: | 1991 |
| Term Start3: | 1995 |
| Term End3: | 1999 |
| Term Start4: | 2019 |
| Term End4: | June 15, 2020 |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil |
| Party: | Republicans (Brazil) (PRB) |
| Otherparty: | |
| Profession: | Politician, businessman |
José Gentil Rosa (18 May 1940 – 15 June 2020), better known simply as Zé Gentil, was a Brazilian politician and businessman from the state of Maranhão.[1]
Gentil started his political career in 1982 when he ran for a spot as City councilor of his birth city of Caxias. He secured enough votes for election and remained in City council from 1983 to 1987.[2]
In 1986, he was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão. He kept his position from 1987 to 1991.[3]
In 1994, Gentil was again elected for the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão. His second tenure lasted from 1995 to 1999.[3]
In 2018, he was elected State Deputy for the third and last time. He remained in power from 2019 to his death.[3]
Gentil had four sons, one of them, Flávio Gentil is also a politician and the incumbent Mayor of Caxias.[3]
On 15 June 12020, Gentil died in Teresina at the age of 80 due to complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[4] [3]