Gáspár Orbán (born 7 February 1992) is a Hungarian lawyer, soldier, religious leader and former professional

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. He is the son of Hungarian Prime Minister

Viktor Orbán Viktor Mihály Orbán (; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been the 56th prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has also led the Fidesz political party since 200 ...

Early life

Gáspár Orbán was born in 1992 in Budapest, as the second child of

and Anikó Lévai. He completed his secondary school studies at the Premontre Szent Norbert High School in

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, where he graduated in 2011. In 2018, he graduated as a

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from the Faculty of State and Law of

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. During his university years, he was a member of István Bibó College for advanced studies, of which his father was a member between 1983 and 1987. Around this time, he completed an anti-corruption course organized by

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. He wrote his thesis, entitled ''The issue of gay marriage in Hungary and Europe: same-sex marriage and possible directions for the regulation of the family'', under the supervision of Szabolcs Nagypál.

Football career

According to the MLSZ database, Gáspár Orbán played in twelve

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and two NB I matches from 2011 to 2014, spending a total of 347 minutes on the pitch during his professional career. He didn't score a goal. Orbán played as a

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for Videoton II and Puskás Akadémia.

Religious career

Orbán was raised in the

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, together with his four sisters. In 2014, following a spiritual epiphany, he joined the Faith Church, a

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denomination, in which he became a pastor. He claims to have heard from God and to have witnessed miraculous healings.

Military career

In 2019, Orbán became a professional soldier. In 2020, he went to the

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with a study agreement with the Hungarian state and graduated in January 2021. He undertook five years of military service in exchange.

Diplomatic career

In October 2023, Orbán appeared, officially as a liaison officer, on at least 3 diplomatic trips to Chad and Niger as part of Hungary's diplomatic-military deployment in the Sahel strip. According to an investigation by ''

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'' and Direkt36, Orban was crucial in securing political contacts, notably with the son of the

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References

* * * 1992 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Fehérvár FC players Puskás Akadémia FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Men's association football midfielders Children of prime ministers of Hungary Hungarian Pentecostals Pentecostal pastors Viktor Orbán Converts from Catholicism Converts to Pentecostal denominations 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub