Soher El Sukaria
Soher El Sukaria (born 16 May 1975) is a Lebanese-born Argentine politician.
She was a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Córdoba Province from 2019 to 2023. A member of Republican Proposal, El Sukaria previously served as a member of the Córdoba Provincial Legislature from 2015 to 2019.
Soher El Sukaria | |
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| 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 | 16 May 1975 Jdeide, Lebanon |
| Political party | Republican Proposal (since 2013) |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of Córdoba |
A practicing Muslim, El Sukaria is the first Muslim woman elected to the Argentine Congress. Since 2023, she has been a councilwoman in the city of Córdoba.
Early life and education
El Sukaria was born on 16 May 1975 in Jdeide, a small village in northeastern Lebanon. Her mother, Rosa, is Argentine of Arab descent, while her father, Mounif, was a prominent Sunni imam in Córdoba 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.
El Sukaria studied law at the National 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 the International University of Andalusia.
Political career
At the 2015 general election, El Sukaria was a candidate in the Juntos por Córdoba list to the Córdoba Provincial Legislature; she was elected. She was later appointed president of the City of Córdoba chapter of the Republican Proposal.
El Sukaria was the second candidate in the Córdoba Province Juntos por el Cambio list to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2019 general election, behind Mario Negri; the list was the most voted in the province, and El Sukaria was elected. Upon being elected, El Sukaria became the first Muslim woman elected to the National Congress of Argentina – a number of Muslim men, most prominently Eduardo Menem, had previously served in both houses of Congress before.
Electoral history
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2015 | Provincial Legislator | Together for Córdoba | — | Provincial List | 532,322 | 32.72% | 2nd | Elected | ||
| 2019 | National Deputy | Juntos por el Cambio | 2 | Córdoba Province | 1,140,338 | 51.32% | 1st | Elected | ||
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