Jacobo Bucaram
Jacobo Bucaram | |
|---|---|
 Bucaram in 2023 | |
| Member of the National Congress of Ecuador | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| In office 1988–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacobo Bucaram Ortiz 4 August 1947 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Died | 27 September 2024 (aged 77) |
| Political party | PRE |
| Education | University of Guayaquil |
| Occupation | Agronomic engineer |
Jacobo Bucaram Ortiz (4 August 1947 – 27 September 2024) was an Ecuadorian agronomic engineer and politician. A member of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party, he served in the National Congress from 1988 to 1994[1] and again from 1996 to 1998.[2]
He was the elder brother of former President of Ecuador Abdalá Bucaram and nephew of politician Assad Bucaram.
In his youth he was an athlete competing as a sprinter and hurdler at regional level, including the 1967 Pan American Games. He later served as President of the South American Athletics Confederation (1989–1993), Ecuadorian Athletics Federation, and the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee (1996–1997).[3]
Bucaram died on 27 September 2024, at the age of 77.[4]
References
- ^ "Quiénes son los diputados". Hoy (in Spanish). 9 August 1992. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "NOMINA DE DIPUTADOS ELECTOS PARA PERIODO: 1996-1998-2000". Hoy (in Spanish). 1 August 1996. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Monge, David (28 September 2024). "Fallece ex presidente del atletismo de Ecuador". radiosport.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Falleció Jacobo Bucaram Ortiz, fundador y exrector de la Universidad Agraria del Ecuador". El Universo (in Spanish). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.