| José Melo de Oliveira | |
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| 47th Governor of Amazonas | |
| In office April 4, 2014 –May 9, 2017 | |
| Vice Governor | Henrique Oliveira |
| Preceded by | Omar Aziz |
| Succeeded by | David Almeida May 9, 2017 – Oct 4, 2017 (provisional) [1] Amazonino Mendes |
| Vice Governor of Amazonas | |
| In office March 31, 2010 –April 4, 2014 | |
| Governor | Omar Aziz |
| Preceded by | Omar Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Henrique Oliveira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1946 Ipixuna, Amazonas, Brazil |
| Political party | Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) |
José Melo de Oliveira (born September 26, 1946) is a Brazilian politician and was governor of state of Amazonas, Brazil. [2] [3] [4]
Amazonas is a state of Brazil, located in the North Region in the northwestern corner of the country. It is the largest Brazilian state by area and the 9th largest country subdivision in the world, and is greater than the areas of Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile combined. Mostly located in the Southern Hemisphere, it is the third largest country subdivision in the Southern Hemisphere after the Australian states of Western Australia and Queensland. It would be the sixteenth largest country in land area, slightly larger than Mongolia. It is larger than the whole of the Northeast Region of Brazil with its nine states. Amazonas is roughly 90% the size of the U.S. state of Alaska and is equivalent to 2.25 times the area of Texas.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
Graduated in economics from the Federal University of Amazonas in 1967, Melo began public life still at the university, where he served in various roles, among them those of the typist and director of the Department of Education and Sports. Also was Sub Rector for Academic Affairs and a member of the University Council. Exercised the profession of teacher in the High School State Estelita Tapajós, where he taught History. He also taught at the former Federal Technical School of Amazonas. Your role as a professor at the University of Amazonas, took was between 1970 and 1984. He assumed the position of governor of the state of Amazonas by the Republican Party of the Social Order, when Omar Aziz was the dispute for the Senate in 2014 general elections. Ran for the elections for re-election, defeating his political opponent, Eduardo Braga.
The Federal University of Amazonas is a public university located in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. It is the oldest university in Brazil and one of the largest universities in the northern region of Brazil.
The Republican Party of the Social Order is a political party in Brazil, founded in 2010, and officially recognized in 2013.
Omar José Abdel Aziz is a Brazilian politician. He has 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. 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. 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.
