President of Honduras of Palestinian Origin

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00:00The son of a Palestinian immigrant and backed by Trump,

00:10Nasri Asfura has officially become president of Honduras

00:14after electoral authorities announced his victory for a four-year term.

00:20Asfura, 67, was born to Palestinian parents

00:23who emigrated to Central America in the 1940s.

00:27He studied civil engineering but left university before graduating,

00:31shifting his professional path to the construction sector

00:34before eventually settling into politics.

00:38Tito Asfura, he ran in the 2021 presidential election but lost to his rival.

00:45He ran again, this time receiving support from the U.S. president

00:48who described him as a true friend

00:50and expressed a desire to work together to combat drug traffickers in the region.