Omar Karim Chehade Moya ( ar, عمر كريم شحادة مويا; Lima, 8 November 1970) is a
Peru
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vian lawyer and politician. He worked as consultant lawyer in the Ad Hoc Anti-corruption Prosecution in judicial cases against former president
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator,
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and his intelligence chief
Vladimiro Montesinos
Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (born 20 May 1945) is a former long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, National Intelligence Service (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori. In the year 2000, the infamous "Vladi-videos" came ...
. He was the
Second Vice President of Peru in
Ollanta Humala
Lieutenant colonel Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered ...
's presidency from 2011 to 2012.
Early life and education
After graduating from the Marcelino Champagnat School, he studied law and political science at the University Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Lima, from 1989 to 1995. His bachelor thesis was about reforms of the offense of murder in the Peruvian Penal Code. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as a legal adviser, adjunct to the rectorate of the
National University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos ( es, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, link=no, UNMSM) is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. It is considered the most important, recognized and representative educ ...
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Law career
From 2005 to 2008, he was a counsel of the Ad Hoc Anti-corruption Prosecution, heading the extraditions unit in the cases against former president
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator,
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and the former head of intelligence service
Vladimiro Montesinos
Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (born 20 May 1945) is a former long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, National Intelligence Service (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori. In the year 2000, the infamous "Vladi-videos" came ...
. He was ultimately successful in achieving the extradition of Fujimori from Chile, who was eventually sentenced to 25 years in prison for human rights violations, in 2009. Since 2008, Chehade is a partner of the ''Omar Chehade & Torres la Torre'' Law firm in Lima.
Political career
From 2004 to 2007, Omar Chehade was affiliated to the minor ''
Fuerza Democrática'' party. In the
2011 presidential elections, he was
Ollanta Humala
Lieutenant colonel Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered ...
's running mate for Second Vice President. After Humala won the election over
Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (; ja, 藤森 恵子, Fujimori Keiko; born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 200 ...
with 51.5% of the votes in the second round, Omar Chehade took office as Second Vice President on 28 July 2011. Additionally, he was elected
Congressman on Humala's
Nationalist
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-dominated
Peru Wins
Peru Wins ( es, Gana Perú, GP) was a leftist electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election. It was dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party and led by successful presidential candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso.
Constituent pa ...
list, representing the city of
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
for the 2011–2016 term.
During his term as Congressman, he was President of the Constitution and Regulation Commission (2013-2014) and member of the Ordinary Commissions of Justice and Human Rights, Decentralization, Economy, Defense, Foreign Relations and Foreign Trade and Tourism.
On 5 December 2011, the Congress suspended Chehade as vice president for 120 days. This was justified with allegations that Chehade had tried to use his power for helping an agricultural company in acquiring the
Andahuasi sugar plantation. He resigned as Second Vice President on 16 January 2012, following to the Andahuasi Scandal, although he continued serving in Congress until the end of his term in 2016. The following day, Congress acquitted him of alleged illegal acts with a controversial vote that was differentiated by one vote for his impeachment as a congressman.
As a result of the vote, two days later, Congress decided that the investigation of the Chehade case should go to the National Prosecutor's Office, submitting an official letter with the case file to the Public Ministry.
In 2020, Chehade ran for Congress in the
snap election
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following the dissolution of Congress on September 30, 2019, representing
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
with the
Alliance for Progress
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party and was elected. He currently presides the Constitution Committee.
In September 2020, in the
first presidential impeachment process against Martín Vizcarra, Chehade supported the vacancy in his parliamentary speech; however, he did not endorse it during the vote.
During the
second presidential vacancy process against Martín Vizcarra, Chehade voted in favor of the declaration of moral incapacity for
Martín Vizcarra
Martín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo (; born 22 March 1963) is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as President of Peru from 2018 to 2020. Vizcarra previously served as Governor of the Department of Moquegua (2011–2014), First Vice P ...
. The vacancy was approved by 105 MPs on November 9, 2020.
References
External links
Official website of Omar Chehade
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1970 births
Living people
Vice presidents of Peru
Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
21st-century Peruvian lawyers
Peruvian people of Lebanese descent
Peruvian Nationalist Party politicians
Alliance for Progress (Peru) politicians
People from Lima
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University alumni
21st-century Peruvian politicians