Isaac Farchi

Isaac Farchi Sultán (born 12 June 1960) is a Guatemalan businessman and politician. He is the son of the businessman Nissim Farchi Finkelstain, an Israeli born in Bulgaria, and Vilma Sultan Berchowitz, a Guatemalan of Israeli origin. Farchi was the first Jew to hold a public office in Guatemala. He ran as a presidential candidate in the 2019 and 2023 general elections, placing fifth place in the latter election.[1] He is currently the Government Commissioner for Investment and Tourism of Guatemala.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Farchi and the second or maternal family name is Sultán.
Isaac Farchi
Farchi in 2020
Deputy of the Congress of Guatemala
In office
14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000
Personal details
Born (1960-06-12) June 12, 1960
Guatemala City
Political partyBlue Party
Other political
affiliations		Vision with Values
Guatemalan Republican Front
(until 1998)
National Advancement Party
(until 2018)
SpouseRita de Farchi
ChildrenRuthy Farchi, Jacob Farchi, Sarah Farchi, Nissim Farchi

References
  1. "El candidato que quiere imitar a Israel". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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