Buu Nygren

Nygren-Montoya received 34,890 votes, defeating the Nez-Abeyta campaign who received 31,339 votes in the 2022 election. He was sworn in on January 10, 2023.

Buu Nygren
10th President of the Navajo Nation
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2023
Vice President	Richelle Montoya
Preceded by	Jonathan Nez
Personal details
Born	(1986-12-25) December 25, 1986 (age 37) Blanding, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jasmine Blackwater
Education	Arizona State University (BS, MBA) University of Southern California (EdD)

Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in Blanding, Utah. His mother is Navajo and his father is of Vietnamese descent. Nygren is Táchiiʼnii clan. His mother gave birth to him at 15 and he never knew his father. When giving him a last name his mother misspelt the Vietnamese last name of Nguyen for Nygren. He has no paternal clan since his father is not Navajo. He is therefore said to be born for Vietnamese when his clans are named. He attended Red Mesa High School. Nygren was the running mate of Joe Shirley Jr. in the 2018 Navajo Nation presidential election. At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.

Nygren has worked in construction management. He is married to former Arizona state representative Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren.

Nygren received international media attention when he protested human remains being sent to the Moon as part of Peregrine Mission One. Nygren claimed that the moon is the "heritage" of the Navajo and other Indian nations and that sending human remains would be desceration of Indian spiritual property. Nygren also stated that NASA had coordinated with the Navajo on the 1998 Lunar Prospector mission, however, NASA has no jurisdiction over Peregrine as it is both launched and operated by private companies.