Updated in light of the subject's election victory.← Previous revisionRevision as of 22:13, 26 October 2026 Line 48: Line 48: }} }} }} }} '''Omar José Abdel Aziz''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|oˈmaʁ aˈzis|lang}}; born November 9, 1958) is a Brazilian [[politician]]. He served as the governor of the [[Brazilian state]] of [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] from March 31, 2010, to 2014, following the resignation of his predecessor, [[Eduardo Braga]], to become a [[Senator of Brazil|Senator]].{{cite web| url=http://acritica.uol.com.br/craque/Amazonia-Amazonas-Proprietario-UFC-participa-reuniao-Manaus_0_541145913.html| title=Governo do Amazonas anuncia UFC em Manaus| publisher=A Crítica| language=pt| access-date=2011-08-24| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829072006/http://acritica.uol.com.br/craque/Amazonia-Amazonas-Proprietario-UFC-participa-reuniao-Manaus_0_541145913.html| archive-date=2011-08-29| url-status=dead}} Member of a family of Arab and Italian descent, Omar has already held the post of Alderman in Manaus and Amazonas State Assemblyman in the 1990. In 1996, he was elected Deputy Mayor of Manaus with Alfredo Nascimento as holder in Office. In 2000, were re-elected, but in May 2002, Omar left the post to compete with Eduardo Braga plate to the State Government as deputy-governor, election in which they were elected. In 2006, he was reelected with Braga. In 2008 was apply for as mayor of Manaus by PMN, having won the third place.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2008/eleicoes/prefeitos/am-manaus-33-1.shtml|title=Perfil dos candidatos|publisher=Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)|language=pt}} In 2010, with the resignation of Braga to the State Government to run for Senate, Aziz took over the Government. In the elections of that year, he was re-elected Governor in the first round with 64% of the vote. In 2011, was one of the co-founders of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). Did the same as Braga in 2014 leaving the office of Governor and your vice-Governor, José Melo de Oliveira, took the office.{{Cite web|url=https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/senador/-/perfil/5525|title=Senate of Brazil|website=Senado Federal (Federal Senate)}} '''Omar José Abdel Aziz''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|oˈmaʁ aˈzis|lang}}; born November 9, 1958) is a Brazilian [[politician]], and the governor-elect of the [[Brazilian state]] of [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas.]] He previously served as the governor of Amazonas from March 31, 2010, to 2014, following the resignation of his predecessor, [[Eduardo Braga]], to become a [[Senator of Brazil|Senator]].{{cite web| url=http://acritica.uol.com.br/craque/Amazonia-Amazonas-Proprietario-UFC-participa-reuniao-Manaus_0_541145913.html| title=Governo do Amazonas anuncia UFC em Manaus| publisher=A Crítica| language=pt| access-date=2011-08-24| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829072006/http://acritica.uol.com.br/craque/Amazonia-Amazonas-Proprietario-UFC-participa-reuniao-Manaus_0_541145913.html| archive-date=2011-08-29| url-status=dead}} Member of a family of Arab and Italian descent, Omar has already held the post of Alderman in Manaus and Amazonas State Assemblyman in the 1990. In 1996, he was elected Deputy Mayor of Manaus with Alfredo Nascimento as holder in Office. In 2000, were re-elected, but in May 2002, Omar left the post to compete with Eduardo Braga plate to the State Government as deputy-governor, election in which they were elected. In 2006, he was reelected with Braga. In 2008 was apply for as mayor of Manaus by PMN, having won the third place.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2008/eleicoes/prefeitos/am-manaus-33-1.shtml|title=Perfil dos candidatos|publisher=Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)|language=pt}} In 2010, with the resignation of Braga to the State Government to run for Senate, Aziz took over the Government. In the elections of that year, he was re-elected Governor in the first round with 64% of the vote. In 2011, was one of the co-founders of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). Did the same as Braga in 2014 leaving the office of Governor and your vice-Governor, José Melo de Oliveira, took the office.{{Cite web|url=https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/senador/-/perfil/5525|title=Senate of Brazil|website=Senado Federal (Federal Senate)}} On October 25, 2026, Aziz was re-elected as governor of Amazonas, winning the runoff election with 61.42% of the vote. {{Cite web |date=25 October 2026 |title=Omar Aziz é eleito governador do Amazonas |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Outubro/omar-aziz-e-eleito-governador-do-amazonas |url-status=live |access-date=26 October 2026 |website=Tribunal Superior Eleitoral}} ==References== ==References==