Paul Sfeir

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Paul Sfeir
Member of the Constitutional Council
In office
7 June 2023 –7 November 2023
OccupationPolitician

Paul Sfeir Rubio (born 29 December 1965) is a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Council. [2] [3] [4]

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In 2011, while living in the state of Florida, he unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous radio broadcast, reaching a total of 40 hours on air. [5] [6] [7]

Biography

In 1972, he moved with his family to Venezuela, where he completed his primary, secondary and university education. He finished his secondary education at the Liceo Ávila in Caracas in 1983; his diploma was officially recognized on 4 January 2023 by the Ministry of Education of Chile. [2]

He pursued engineering studies at the Simón Bolívar University, the Andrés Bello Catholic University and the Central University of Venezuela, and also completed a diploma in Social Communication. [2]

He has developed professional activities in journalism, mainly in radio stations in the Valparaíso Region, in media outlets in the United States and on digital platforms. [2] He worked for the Global Information Agency of the United States, Radio República in Miami, and the radio station of the Cuban Democratic Directorate, based in Miami. [2]

In 2011, he obtained a Guinness World Record as a radio broadcaster after conducting a marathon transmission related to the situation of political prisoners in Venezuela. As a result of this work, he received recognition from the United States Congress for his journalistic activities in support of democracy in the Americas. [2] He has also been identified as the creator of one of the first Spanish-language radio stations with real-time internet broadcasting. [2]

Political career

Between March 2017 and May 2019, he served as a territorial coordinator and legislative advisor at the National Congress of Chile. During this period, he acted as an external advisor to deputy Luis Pardo Sainz. [2]

According to information published on his LinkedIn profile, he worked as a representative of Radio Libra and Nexo S.A. before the National Congress in Valparaíso and at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, between 2012 and 2019. [2] He later worked for Radio Televisión Martí from August 2019 to March 2021 in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area, and participated in the television program Hola América between June and October 2019. [2]

In May 2023, he was elected as a member of the Constitutional Council (Chile). [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Quién es Paul Sfeir, el candidato republicano que se impuso en Atacama y busca preservar la Constitución vigente" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Paul Sfeir Rubio". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Paul Sfeir, the councillor decorated by a US congressman accused of 52 corruption offenses". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "'They will have to sweep me out of here': What happened to Paul Sfeir? The most voted constitutional councillor in Atacama now residing in Viña del Mar". Chañarcillo.cl (in Spanish). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "The little-known Guinness record attempt by Paul Sfeir: a 40-hour radio broadcast". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Chilean achieved a Guinness with his radio program". La Cuarta (in Spanish). 3 April 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "The day Paul Sfeir carried out a 40-hour broadcast in an attempt to obtain a Guinness record". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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