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Nasry Asfura | |
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| Asfura in 2020 | |
| Mayor of Tegucigalpa | |
| In office 25 January 2014 –25 January 2022 | |
| Vice Mayor | Juan García |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Álvarez Arias |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Aldana |
| Member of the National Congress of Honduras | |
| In office 25 January 2010 –25 January 2014 | |
| Constituency | Francisco Morazán Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah 8 June 1958 |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Lissette del Cid |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Tegucigalpa,Honduras |
| Alma mater | Instituto San Francisco |
Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah (born 8 June 1958),also known as Tito Asfura,is a Honduran politician. A member and leader of the National Party of Honduras (PNH),he served as the mayor of Tegucigalpa from 2014 to 2022. [1] [2] He previously served as a deputy of the National Congress of Honduras representing the Francisco Morazán department from 2010 to 2014. He was runner up of the 2021 presidential election,losing to former first lady Xiomara Castro. He is running again for the 2025 presidential election.
Asfura was included in the 2020 Sachamama list of the 100 most influential Latinos. [3]
Asfura was born into a Christian Palestinian family who immigrated to Central America during the Arab-Israeli conflict in the 1940s. He studied civil engineering at university,but quit his course before being awarded his degree in order to embark on a career in the construction industry. He entered into public life in the 1990s.[ citation needed ]
In 2020,Asfura was indicted by the Honduran authorities on charges of embezzling public funds and money laundering. He was accused of misappropriating more than 28 million lempiras for his personal benefit. The judiciary seized nine real estate properties and three businesses belonging to him. [4] However,all the charges against him were dismissed. [5]
In early October 2021,Asfura was listed in the Pandora Papers. [6]
Asfura was chosen as the 2021 presidential candidate for the incumbent National Party. [7] [8] At the beginning of the campaign,polls indicated a tight race between Asfura and his left-wing opponent,Xiomara Castro,the leader of LIBRE and the wife of the former president Manuel Zelaya,but she went on to win the election by a comfortable margin. [9] [10]
Asfura was once again nominated by the National Party got the 2025 presidential election. He was endorsed by U.S. president Donald Trump and Argentine president Javier Milei. [11] [12] The United States openly intervened in the election campaign to support Nasry Asfura,threatening Honduras with the withdrawal of economic aid if he is not elected. [13] Asfura spent much of his campaign in Washington,demonstrating his alignment with the Trump administration's foreign policy. [11]