Farid Abraão David
Farid Abraão David | |
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Mayor of Nilópolis | |
In office January 1, 2017 – November 11, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Alessandro Calazans |
Succeeded by | Jane Louise David |
Mayor of Nilópolis | |
In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2009 | |
Preceded by | José Carlos Soares Cunha |
Succeeded by | Sérgio Sessim |
Personal details | |
Born | Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | April 3, 1944
Died | December 11, 2020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 76)
Political party | PDS PFL PP PTB |
Profession | Politician and lawyer[1] |
Farid Abrão David (April 3, 1944 – December 11, 2020) was a Brazilian politician of Lebanese descent, active in the municipality where he was born, Nilópolis, and more recently, in the neighboring city, Mesquita. He was also known for being a Carnival leader at the Beija-Flor samba school. He was the brother of the patron of Beija-Flor de Nilópolis Anísio Abraão David, cousin of Simão Sessim and uncle of , former and current mayor of Nilópolis. His son was a state deputy.
Biography[]
Farid was mayor of Nilópolis, elected in October 2016 with 60.10% of the votes (60,595 votes),[2] he was a state deputy several times, by the PDS, PFL and PP. Between 2001 and 2008 he was Mayor of Nilópolis.[2]
He was president of Beija-Flor de Nilópolis for 18 years, obtaining several titles for the association making it known worldwide. He changed his electoral domicile in 2012, and ran for mayor of Mesquita, taking second place with 24.98% of the votes (24,466 votes). In 2013, he returned to the presidency of Beija-Flor, after the resignation of predecessor Nelsinho Abraão. In 2014, he was elected State Deputy by the PTB with 38,342 votes, being the most voted candidate in Nilópolis. In the 2016 Municipal Elections he was again elected mayor of Nilópolis by the PTB with 60.10% valid votes, his third term after 8 years away from the city hall, and his nephew Sérgio Sessim was mayor between 2009 and 2013. His term officially began on January 1, 2017.
Personal life[]
Farid Abraão David was married with Jane Louise David by 51 years. They have together three children (Ricardo, Flávia and Adriana) and seven grandchildren.[3] He was Roman Catholic[4][5] and lawyer.
Death[]
He died from COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, on 11 December 2020, at the age of 76. Farid was admitted to Copa D'Or Hospital on 30 November with the virus.[6][7] With his death still in office as mayor, he was succeeded by his wife, until the inauguration of the mayor elected for the next term, his nephew, Abraãozinho David.[8][9]
A Seventh Day Mass was celebrated in his honour on December 17, 2020.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro".
- ^ a b "Prefeito". Prefeitura de Nilópolis. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Adeus a Farid Abrão: Luto em Nilópolis, pesar do governo estadual e da Alerj e o carinho e a solidariedade dos amigos".
- ^ "Prefeito Farid Abrão participa de missa em homenagem à Nossa Senhora Aparecida". October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Prefeito participa de missa em louvor a Padroeira de Nilópolis".
- ^ https://www.noticias.yahoo.com/amphtml/aos-76-anos-morre-farid-000856330.html
- ^ "Morre o prefeito de Nilópolis, Farid Abrão David". December 11, 2020.
- ^ Freire, Quintino Gomes (December 12, 2020). "Falece Prefeito de Nilópolis, Farid Abrão, por Covid-19". Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "É confirmada morte cerebral de Farid Abrão, prefeito de Nilópolis, com Covid-19". (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/faridabraooficial/videos/508312953474893/
External links[]
- 1944 births
- 2020 deaths
- Brazilian Roman Catholics
- People from Nilópolis
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro
- Brazilian people of Lebanese descent
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro (state)