Mario Abdo Benítez

President of Paraguay

10 November 1971 Asunción, Paraguay

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Incumbent

President of Paraguay In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abdo and the second or maternal family name is Benítez. Mario Abdo BenítezAbdo Benítez in August 201851st President of ParaguayIncumbentAssumed office 15 August 2018Vice President Hugo VelázquezPreceded by Horacio CartesPresident of the SenateIn office 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016Preceded by Blas LlanoSucceeded by Roberto AcevedoSenator of ParaguayIn office 1 July 2013 – 1 March 2018 Personal detailsBorn (1971-11-10 ) 10 November 1971 (age 49) Asunción, ParaguayNationalityParaguayanPolitical partyColorado PartySpouse(s)Fátima Díaz ​(divorced)​ Silvana López Moreira ​ ​(m. 2007)​Children3ResidenceMburuvicha RógaAlma materTeikyo Post University Mario Abdo Benítez (Spanish pronunciation:  ; born 10 November 1971), nicknamed "Marito", is a Paraguayan politician who is the current President of Paraguay. He was previously a senator and President of the Senate.