Arturo Char Chaljub

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Char and the second or maternal family name is Chaljub.

Arturo Char Chaljub (born 5 November 1967)^[1] is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London.^[2]

Arturo Char Chaljub
Arturo Char in 2018
President of the Senate
In office 7 August 2020 – 7 August 2021
Preceded by	Lidio García Turbay
Succeeded by	Juan Diego Gómez
Senator of Colombia
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2014
In office 20 July 2006 – 20 July 2010
Personal details
Born	Arturo Char Chaljub (1967-11-05) 5 November 1967 (age 57) Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Political party	Radical Change
Spouse	Alessandra Warner Sánchez
Relations	Fuad Char Abdala (father) Alejandro Char Chaljub (brother)
Children	Fuad Char Warner John Char Warner Adela Char Warner Arturo Char Warner Victoria Char Warner
Alma mater	Kennesaw State University
Profession	Business Administrator
Website	www.arturochar.com

Family

Arturo comes from a well established and influential, Syrian-Arab-Colombian family,^[3][4][5] he is a son of Fuad Char Abdala, a Liberal Senator of Colombia and former Minister of Economic Development, and Ambassador of Colombia to Portugal, and his wife Adela Chaljub Char. His brother, Alejandro Char Chaljub, is the current mayor of Barranquilla, and his cousin, David Char Navas, is also a senator. Many of his relatives, are shareholders of the Junior Barranquilla, the city's foremost soccer team.^[6] He married Alessandra Warner Sánchez, whom he met while studying at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, United States. Together, they have five children, Fuad, John, Adela, Arturo and Victoria.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• José David Name

References

1. "Profile of Arturo Char Chaljub" (in Spanish). Campaign of Arturo Char Chaljub. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
2. "Senador Arturo Char Chaljub" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
3. Profile (p. 59), banrep.gov.co. Accessed 24 March 2024.
4. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (3 June 2012). "El último patriarca de los Char cuenta la historia de su familia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
5. Semana (7 April 2019). "¿Quiénes son los Char?". Semana.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
6. "Reseña Histórica De La C.P.D. Júnior" [Historical Review of the CDP Junior] (in Spanish). Junior Barranquilla. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.