Role Politician Name Abdul El | Succeeded by Jose Jardim Preceded by office created | |
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Monarch Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Political party Movement for the Future of Curacao | ||
Abdul Nasser El Hakim (Arabic: عبد الناصر الحكيم; born November 1, 1960) is a Lebanese-born Curaçaoan businessman and politician. He was the first Minister of Economic Development of Curaçao following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. He was one of the founding members of the political party MFK.
Contents
- Early life
- Businessman
- Social and cultural organizations
- Business related non profit organizations
- Giro Bank
- References
Early life
Abdul Nasser El Hakim was born on November 1, 1964, in Beirut, Lebanon and migrated from Lebanon in 1985 to Curaçao. He is married and has two children.
Businessman
In 1990, El Hakim started his business Optika Hakim and has led the company to grow into the largest optical chain on Curaçao, while also starting several other companies. He was Regional Latin American UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and also translated the Quran into Papiamentu.
Social and cultural organizations
El Hakim is president of Hakim Foundation, president of World Lebanese Cultural Union-Dutch Caribbean, Chairman of Miss Lebanon Committee, Regional Goodwill Ambassador-Latin America and Founding Member of Movementu Futuro Korsow (Political Party).
Business related non-profit organizations
El Hakim is Vice-President- Latin America (2005) to the Lebanese International Business Council, President to the Caribbean Business Council and President to the Federation of Arab-Latin Chambers of Commerce.
Giro Bank
In December 2015 the Giro Bank filed for bankruptcy of El Hakim, the bank claimed 600,000 Netherlands Antillean guilder, an amount which El Hakim disputed. The court ruled that a deferment of payment should be taken before bankruptcy measures. A new court session was planned for 4 February 2016. Later in February El Hakim was declared bankrupt, he had four million guilder in debt to several creditors.