Yakob Aníbal Mosa Shmes (born 6 April 1967) is a Syrian-born
Chilean entrepreneur who served as the president of Blanco y Negro S.A. board concessionaire that manages the
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo.
Biography
He immigrated from
Qamishli in
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
to Chile with his family when he was six years old. In late 2010, Mosa bought a 12,5% stake in Blanco y Negro after acquiring the titles auctioned by then freshly elected
President Sebastián Piñera.
Political views
He is openly
progressivist. His parents Assisi Meuse and Amal Schmes were members of the
Baath Arab Socialist Party
The Arab Socialist Baʿath Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ' ) was a political party founded in Syria by Mishel ʿAflaq, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Bītār, and associates of Zaki al-ʾArsūzī. The party espoused B ...
.
In August 2019, he declared his admiration for former President
Michelle Bachelet, whom he described as a «heritage of Chilean democracy».
References
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1967 births
Living people
Chilean people of Syrian descent
Syrian businesspeople
Presidents of Blanco y Negro S.A.