Amin Niffouri

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Amin Niffouri Blanco (born 1971 in Las Piedras, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan politician from the National Party.

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Biography

Born to a family of Syrian descent. [1]

Niffouri was elected town councillor for Canelones Department in 2005. [2] As a member of Luis Lacalle Pou's TODOS faction, [3] he was elected to Parliament in 2009. [4] [2] Niffouri was re-elected for the following two terms. In 2020, following the resignation of Álvaro Delgado (who took over as Secretary to the Presidency) Niffouri held a seat in the Senate for the entire legislative term. [5] In the 2024 election, he was once again elected to the House of Representatives. [6]

In 2014–2015, faced with the arrival of Syrian immigrants fleeing the war, Niffouri volunteered his services, as did his sister. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Del infierno a la guerra". El País (in Spanish). Uruguay. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Perfil de diputados electos en el interior". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 15 February 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Diputado Niffouri" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Conocé quiénes son los diputados electos". Subrayado (in Spanish). Uruguay. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Así quedará el Parlamento tras la designación de siete senadores como parte del gabinete". Telemundo 12 (in Spanish). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Estos son los 99 diputados electos para el periodo 2025-2030". Subrayado (in Spanish). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.


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