Omar Andrés Camacho Morales (born 21 May 1981) is a Colombian physicist and political activist who served as Minister of Mines and Energy from 2023 to 2025 during the Petro administration. Born in Bogotá, D.C., he studied Physics at the

Francisco José de Caldas District University The Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas () is a public university, public, coeducational, research university based in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the second most important public higher education institution in the city, after the Nati ...

and later earned a master's degree in Energy Management and Renewable Sources from the

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM; ), also known as Technological Institute of Monterrey () or just Tec, is aresearch university based in Monterrey, Mexico, which has grown to include 35 campuses located across 25 cit ...

in Mexico. As a student, he participated in movements that demanded quality education in Colombia.

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