Omar Aziz
Senator for Amazonas
Assumed office
February 1, 2015
Preceded byAlfredo Nascimento
Governor of Amazonas
In office
March 31, 2010 – April 4, 2014
Lieutenant
Preceded byEduardo Braga
Succeeded byJosé Melo de Oliveira
Lieutenant Governor of Amazonas
In office
January 1, 2003 – March 31, 2010
GovernorEduardo Braga
Preceded bySamuel Assayag Hanan
Succeeded byJosé Melo de Oliveira
Vice-Mayor of Manaus
In office
January 1, 1997 – March 11, 2002
MayorAlfredo Nascimento
Preceded byEduardo Braga
Succeeded byMário Frota
State Deputy of Amazonas
In office
January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995
Personal details
BornNovember 9, 1958
Garça, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSD (2011–present)
Other political
affiliations		PMN (2004–2011)
DEM (1996–2004)
PP (1995–1996)
PPR (1993–1995)
PDC (1989–1993)

Omar José Abdel Aziz (Brazilian Portuguese: [oˈmaʁ aˈziʃ]; born November 9, 1958) is a Brazilian politician. He served as the governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas from March 31, 2010, to 2014, following the resignation of his predecessor, Eduardo Braga, to become a Senator.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Governo do Amazonas anuncia UFC em Manaus" (in Portuguese). A Crítica. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Perfil dos candidatos" (in Portuguese). Folha de São Paulo (Brazil).
  3. ↑ "Senate of Brazil". Senado Federal (Federal Senate).


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