Javier Ernesto Simán Dada (born 14 June 1964) is a Salvadoran businessman and politician. He is the current owner of the SIMÁN department store chain. As a member of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), he was a pre-candidate for the 2019 presidential election, and he is currently a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

Biography

Javier Ernesto Simán Dada was born in El Salvador on 14 June 1964. In the 2019 presidential election, he was a pre-candidate for the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), but lost the party's nomination to

Carlos Calleja Juan Carlos Calleja Hakker (born 11 February 1976) is a Salvadoran businessman and politician. He is currently vice president of Grupo Calleja, owner of the largest supermarket chain ( Super Selectos) in El Salvador—and former candidate for ...

. In April 2020, he was elected as the president of the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP), serving until April 2022. He is a potential presidential candidate for ARENA for the upcoming

2024 Salvadoran general election General elections will be held in El Salvador in February and March 2024. In the first round on 4 February 2024, Salvadorans will elect the President of El Salvador, president, Vice President of El Salvador, vice president, and all 84 deputies ...

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