Soher El Sukaria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023 | |
| Constituency | Córdoba |
| Provincial Legislator of Córdoba | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-05-16)16 May 1975 (age 49) Jdeide, Lebanon |
| Political party | Republican Proposal(since 2013) |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio(2015–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of Córdoba |
Soher El Sukaria (born 16 May 1975) is aLebanese-bornArgentine politician. She was a member of theArgentine Chamber of Deputies elected inCórdoba Province from 2019 to 2023. A member ofRepublican Proposal, El Sukaria previously served as a member of theCórdoba Provincial Legislature from 2015 to 2019.
A practicing Muslim, El Sukaria is the first Muslim woman elected to theArgentine Congress. Since 2023, she has been a councilwoman in the city ofCórdoba.
El Sukaria was born on 16 May 1975 inJdeide, a small village in northeasternLebanon.[1] Her mother, Rosa, isArgentine of Arab descent, while her father, Mounif, was a prominent Sunniimam inCórdoba until his death in 2002. Her parents met during a trip to Lebanon and married there; Soher was born shortly thereafter. The family moved back to Argentina when Soher was a month old, settling in Córdoba.[2]
El Sukaria studied law at theNational University of Córdoba and attained a master's degree on International Relations from the same university. She also has a master's degree on International Relations from theInternational University of Andalusia.[3]
At the2015 general election, El Sukaria was a candidate in theJuntos por Córdoba list to theCórdoba Provincial Legislature; she was elected.[1] She was later appointed president of the City of Córdoba chapter of theRepublican Proposal.[4]
El Sukaria was the second candidate in the Córdoba ProvinceJuntos por el Cambio list to theArgentine Chamber of Deputies in the2019 general election, behindMario Negri; the list was the most voted in the province, and El Sukaria was elected.[5] Upon being elected, El Sukaria became the first Muslim woman elected to theNational Congress of Argentina – a number of Muslim men, most prominentlyEduardo Menem, had previously served in both houses of Congress before.[3]
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2015 | Provincial Legislator | Together for Córdoba | — | Provincial List | 532,322 | 32.72% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [6] | |
| 2019 | National Deputy | Juntos por el Cambio | 2 | Córdoba Province | 1,140,338 | 51.32% | 1st[a] | Elected | [7] | |