Haifa El Aissami

Last updated
Haifa El Aissami
Born
Haifa El Aissami Maddah

5 April 1971
El Vigía, Venezuela
Relatives Tareck El Aissami (brother) [1]

Haifa El Aissami Maddah (5 April 1971) [2] is a Venezuelan lawyer. In the 1980s, she was involved in investigating extrajudicial killings in Venezuela. In 2010, controversially, she became her country's ambassador to the Netherlands, and in 2016 she was appointed as the ambassador to the International Criminal Court.

Contents

Biography

She was a prosecutor with national jurisdiction in the Public Ministry of Venezuela, where she led the investigations of the Yumare massacre in 1986 and the El Amparo massacre in 1988. [3] She also stood out in the indictment and sentencing of Iván Simonovis, Lázaro Forero  [ es ] and Henry Vivas  [ es ], police officers accused of ordering the shooting of demonstrators in downtown Caracas during the Llaguno Overpass events on 11 April 2002, during which an opposition march demanding the resignation of President Hugo Chávez. [4]

In 2010 she was appointed as Venezuela's ambassador to the Netherlands in the Venezuelan Official Gazette No. 39.565. [3] Since he had no diplomatic experience, this appointment generated criticism and accusations of nepotism, being the sister of interior affairs minister Tareck El Aissami. [1] On 7 January 2016, in Official Gazette No. 40,823, she was appointed as ambassador permanent representative of the Venezuelan mission to the International Criminal Court, to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and to other international organizations and tribunals in the Netherlands.. [3] [4] [5]

After the announcement by the International Criminal Court on the opening of a preliminary examination of Venezuela for the investigation of crimes against humanity, Attorney General in exile Luisa Ortega Díaz announced in February 2018 that she would request the expulsion of El Aissami as the ambassador to The Hague because "she has become a disruptive element in the ICC investigations against Venezuelan officials." [6]

In 2021 she was appointed by Nicolás Maduro as permanent representative of Venezuela to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). [7] Following the arrest of her brother Tareck El Aissami on April 09, 2024, it remains unknown if his arrest has effected her career within the government. [8]

Personal life

Haifa is the sister of Tareck El Aissami, a high ranking government official that has held positions such as interior affairs minister and Vice President. [1] Their father's origins go back to Syria and their mother's origins go back to Lebanon, and they belong to the Druze community. [9]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)</span> Venezuelan supreme court

The Supreme Justice Tribunal is the highest court of law in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and is the head of the judicial branch. As the independence of the Venezuelan judiciary under the regime of Nicolás Maduro is questioned, there have recently been many disputes as to whether this court is legitimate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aristóbulo Iztúriz</span> Venezuelan politician (1946–2021)

Aristóbulo Istúriz Almeida was a Venezuelan politician and academic. He was vice president of the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela as well as vice president of Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicolás Maduro</span> President of Venezuela since 2013

Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician who has served as the president of Venezuela since 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tareck El Aissami</span> Venezuelan politician and fugitive wanted by the U.S.

Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah is a Venezuelan politician, who served as the vice president of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018. He served as Minister of Industries and National Production since 14 June 2018, and as Minister of Petroleum from 27 April 2020 until 20 March 2023. He previously was Minister of the Interior and Justice from 2008 to 2012, Governor of Aragua from 2012 to 2017, and the vice president of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018. While holding that office, El Aissami faced allegations of participating in corruption, money laundering and drug trafficking. In 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added El Aissami to the ICE Most Wanted List, listed by the Homeland Security Investigations unit. El Aissami, who was among the power brokers in Nicolás Maduro's government, resigned on 20 March 2023 during a corruption probe. He was arrested by the Venezuelan prosecutor's office on charges of treason, money laundering and criminal association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elías Jaua</span> Venezuelan politician (born 1969)

Elías José Jaua Milano is a Venezuelan politician and former university professor who serves as the Minister of Education of Venezuela. He served as the vice president of Venezuela from January 2010 to October 2012 and had been Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2013 until September 2014.

A Lebanese Venezuelan is a Venezuelan citizen of Lebanese origin or descent. There are around 340,000 to 500,000 people of Lebanese ancestry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foro Penal</span> Venezuelan NGO focused on human rights

Foro Penal is a Venezuelan human rights organization that provides legal assistance pro bono to people subject of arbitrary detentions and their relatives. The organization is composed of regional coordinators for each state in Venezuela, pro bono lawyers on a national level and a network of over five thousand volunteers, non-lawyer activists, known as "active defensors".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caracas helicopter incident</span> Police helicopter attacks supreme court with grenades

On 27 June 2017, there was an incident involving a police helicopter at the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) and Interior Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela. Claiming to be a part of an anti-government coalition of military, police and civilians, the occupants of the helicopter allegedly launched several grenades and fired at the building, although no one was injured or killed. President Nicolás Maduro called the incident a "terrorist attack". The helicopter escaped and was found the next day in a rural area. On 15 January 2018, Óscar Pérez, the pilot and instigator of the incident, was killed during a military raid by the Venezuelan army that was met with accusations of extrajudicial killing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Venezuelan National Assembly attack</span> Attack to the National Assembly of Venezuela by government supporters

On 5 July 2017, colectivos and supporters of President Nicolás Maduro stormed the Palacio Federal Legislativo on the Independence Day of Venezuela, assaulting many members of the opposition-led National Assembly. At least 12 opposition legislators and their staff were injured as a result of the attack.

The following lists events that happened during 2018 in Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">María Gabriela Chávez</span> Venezuelan diplomat, daughter of President Hugo Chávez

María Gabriela Chávez Colmenares is currently an Alternate Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations. She is the daughter of former President Hugo Chávez, and acted as his First Lady after his separation from Marisabel Rodríguez in 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Humberto Calderón Berti</span> Venezuelan politician and diplomat

Humberto Calderón Berti is a Venezuelan geologist, petroleum engineer, diplomat, politician and author, named in 2019 as ambassador to Colombia by disputed interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó during the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, and welcomed by Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Colombia's foreign minister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Panama–Venezuela diplomatic crisis</span>

The 2018 Panama–Venezuela diplomatic crisis was a diplomatic stand-off between Panama and Venezuela after the Panamanian government imposed sanctions on President Nicolás Maduro and several key officials of the Bolivarian government over alleged involvement with "money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction" on 29 March 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Criminal Court investigation in Venezuela</span> Ongoing investigation by the International Crime Court

A preliminary examination by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to analyze possible crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela is currently open. A preliminary examination was previously opened in 2006, but closed after concluding that the requirements to start an investigation had not been met. In February 2018, the ICC announced that it would open preliminary probes into alleged crimes against humanity performed by Venezuelan authorities since at least April 2017. In 2020, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC stated that it believed there was a "reasonable basis" to believe that "since at least April 2017, civilian authorities, members of the armed forces and pro-government individuals have committed the crimes against humanity", and on 2021 ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced the opening of an investigation regarding the situation in the country.

The following lists events in the year 2020 in Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Socorro Flores Liera</span> Mexican diplomat and ICC judge

María del Socorro Flores Liera known as Socorro Flores, is a Mexican lawyer, diplomat and a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. She was Mexico Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza</span> Peruvian jurist and judge

Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza is a Peruvian jurist and judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Ibañez Carranza is the first Peruvian judge at the ICC. Before being elected as a judge at the ICC, she was a prosecutor and professor in Peru.

Carmen Eloisa Alguindigue Morles is a Venezuelan professor and activist. In 2019, she was appointed by the National Assembly as Venezuelan ambassador to Andorra. By 2022, she was one of four Venezuelan lawyers accredited to the International Criminal Court.

Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez is a jurist and judge from Costa Rica, and a current judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Before he was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and an ambassador of Costa Rica to the Netherlands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peru–Venezuela relations</span> Bilateral relations

Peru–Venezuela relations are the bilateral relations between Peru and Venezuela. Both countries were members of the Spanish Empire, and are members of the Latin American Integration Association, Organization of American States and United Nations.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mahjar-Barducci, Anna (11 February 2011). "Venezuelan Minister Hangs Out With Hezbollah". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Aissami Madah Haifa - Edo. Miranda - Venezuela". dateas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Designan a la hermana de Tareck El Aissami como embajadora ante la Corte Penal Internacional". La Patilla. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Audio e Infografía | Conoce el mapa de relaciones de Tareck El Aissami". El Pitazo. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "El extraño caso de la CPI y la hermana de El Aissami (I)". El Nacional. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Avendaño, Shari (6 June 2018). "Conozca a Haifa El Aissami, la embajadora de Venezuela ante la Corte Penal Internacional". Efecto Cocuyo. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "AN autoriza nombramiento de Haifa Aissami como embajadora ante la FAO". Asamblea Nacional. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  8. ↑ https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-corruption-arrests-maduro-elaissami-eea92e199050fc414c3625e07bae6184
  9. ↑ Toro, Francisco (14 February 2017). "The U.S. Treasury says that Venezuela's vice president is a drug trafficker". The Washington Post. El Aissami is a member of Venezuela's sizable Druze community. His father is Syrian, his mother Lebanese.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.