Khalid Belisle Explained

Khalid Belisle (born 1981) is a Belizean politician. He has served as mayor of Belmopan since 2015. Belisle is a member of the United Democratic Party.

A protege of UDP Area Rep. John Saldivar, in August 2008 Belisle unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent, Simeon López, for the UDP nomination in the 2009 municipal election.^[1]

Belisle secured the UDP mayoral nomination in Belmopan in 2015 and won in a five-way race, succeeding López.^[2]

Belisle appears on the official Educo Seminar website, which appears in the footer of the Belize Natural Energy website, that claims Belisle has attended a seminar and became the youngest mayor of Belmopan because this goal was "made into a program".^{[3] [4]}

Belisle indicated he was returning to being a private citizen, stepping down from the race for the Belmopan constituency in December 2022.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=11937 "Khalid Belisle Wants to Unseat Belmopan Mayor Simeon Lopez"
2. http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/article_publish/?tac=RESULTS_4th_MARCH_2015" MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICIAL RESULTS 4th MARCH 2015
3. Web site: Results - Educo World. 22 January 2022.
4. Web site: Belize Natural Energy - A visionary leader in energy, mining the potential within.. 22 January 2022.
5. News: Humes . Aaron . 17 December 2022 . Former Mayor of Belmopan stands aside from candidacy for United Democratic Party . 29 December 2022.