Omar Fayad
Omar Fayad Meneses, born 26 August 1962,[1] is a Mexican politician of Lebanese origin.[1][2] He is Currently a Senator of the Hidalgo State in the Federal Congress,[1]
He was the leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in the state of Hidalgo in Mexico,[3] and served as Mayor of Pachuca in Hidalgo for the 2006-2009 term.[1] Fayad was elected for the LVIII Legislature of the Federal Congress for the term 2000-2003.
Fayad was strongly criticized in October 2015 when he attempted to introduce a new law against cibercrime that also criminalized the freedom of expression.[4]
He is married to actress Victoria Ruffo with whom he has three children, one of them his stepson.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sen. Omar Fayad Meneses". http://omarfayad.org.mx/sitio/semblanza/. Secretaría de Gobernación. Retrieved 2015-10-12. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Presencia de México en el mundo libanés
- ↑ Mota, Dinorath (19 April 2010). "Omar Fayad, nuevo líder del PRI en Hidalgo". El Universal (El Universal Compañía Periodística Nacional). Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ↑ El próximo 4 de noviembre será "retirada" ante el Senado, así lo reiteró Omar Fayad en entrevista. Ivonne Lara. November 3, 2015 (in Spanish)
External links
- Omar Fayad at the Cámara de Diputados
| Preceded by Alberto Meléndez Apodaca |
Municipal president of Pachuca 2006 - 2009 |
Succeeded by Francisco Olvera Ruiz |
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