José Ramos-Horta

José Manuel Ramos-Horta GCL AC (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɐ̃muz ˈɔɾtɐ]; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician and 1996 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Ramos-Horta is the President of East Timor since 2022.[1] He was president before from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012.[2] He was the United Nations' special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).[3]


José Ramos-Horta

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4th and 7th President of East Timor
Assumed office
20 May 2022
Prime MinisterTaur Matan Ruak
Xanana Gusmão
Preceded byFrancisco Guterres
In office
20 May 2007 – 20 May 2012
Prime MinisterEstanislau da Silva
Xanana Gusmão
Preceded byXanana Gusmão
Succeeded byTaur Matan Ruak
3rd Prime Minister of East Timor
In office
26 June 2006 – 19 May 2007
PresidentXanana Gusmão
Preceded byMari Alkatiri
Succeeded byEstanislau da Silva
Personal details
Born
José Manuel Ramos-Horta

(1949-12-26) 26 December 1949 (age 74)
Dili, Portuguese Timor
(now East Timor)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Ana Pessoa Pinto (Divorced)
ChildrenLoro Ramos-Horta
Alma materHague Academy of International Law
Antioch College
International Institute of Human Rights
Columbia University

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