32 Notable alumni of
National Autonomous University of Honduras
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The National Autonomous University of Honduras is 1249th in the world, 46th in Latin America, and 1st in Honduras by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from the National Autonomous University of Honduras sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tiburcio Carías
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Tiburcio Carías Andino was a Honduran politician and military officer with the rank of major general. He served as the 38th president of Honduras, briefly in 1924 as constitutional president and later in the form of a dictatorial regime from 1933 until 1949. He was elected president of Honduras in the midst of the Great Depression. He strengthened the Armed Forces, maintained the support of the banana companies by opposing strikes, strongly aligned its government with that of the United States, and kept the country in strict adherence to debt payments.
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Porfirio Lobo Sosa
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- farmertaekwondo athletepolitician
- Biography
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Porfirio Lobo Sosa also known by his nickname, Pepe Lobo, is a Honduran former politician, business administrator, and agricultural landowner who served as 37th President of Honduras from 27 January 2010 to 27 January 2014. A member of the conservative National Party and a former deputy in the National Congress of Honduras from 25 January 1990, he was president of the National Congress of Honduras from 25 January 2002 to 25 January 2006. He came second to Manuel Zelaya with 46% of the vote in the 2005 general election. After the military ousted Zelaya in a coup d'état, Lobo was elected president in the 2009 presidential election and took office on 27 January 2010.
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Ramón Villeda Morales
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- politician
- Biography
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José Ramón Adolfo Villeda Morales served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963.
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Juan Manuel Gálvez
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Juan Manuel Gálvez Durón was President of Honduras from 1 January 1949 until 5 December 1954. His election, for the National Party of Honduras (PNH), ended the 16-year dictatorship of Tiburcio Carías Andino.
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Ana Rosalinda García Carías
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- presidentlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ana Rosalinda García Carías is a Honduran lawyer who was First Lady of Honduras from 2014 to 2022, as the wife of President Juan Orlando Hernández. She ran to be the National Party presidential nominee in the 2025 Honduran general election but was defeated by Nasry Asfura.
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José Azcona del Hoyo
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- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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José Simón Azcona del Hoyo was President of Honduras from 27 January 1986 to 27 January 1990 for the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH). He was born in La Ceiba in Honduras.
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Carlos Roberto Reina
- Occupations
- lawyerdiplomatjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Carlos Roberto Reina Idiáquez was a Honduran politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as the President of Honduras from 1994 to 1998. He was a member of the Honduran Liberal Party.
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Rixi Moncada
- Occupations
- university teacherlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Rixi Ramona Moncada Godoy is a Honduran lawyer and financier who served as Minister of National Defense from September 2024 until May 2025, becoming the first woman to hold the position. A member of the Liberty and Refoundation party, she previously served as Minster of Finance from 2022 to 2024, member of the National Electoral Council from 2019 to 2022 and Minister of Labor and Social Security from 2006 to 2008. She was a presidential candidate in the 2025 general election and received 19.2% of the vote.
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Julieta Castellanos
- Enrolled in the National Autonomous University of Honduras
- Graduated with Master of Economics
- Occupations
- university teacheracademicwriter
- Biography
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Julieta Castellanos is a Honduran sociologist and the dean of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) since 2009. Castellanos is known for campaigning against violence in Honduras, focusing on both drug cartels and police corruption. She has advocated for both judicial and police reform. Castellanos founded the Observatorio de la Violencia (Violence Observatory) at UNAH in 2004, a center that analyzes crime statistics in Honduras. She was also a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was tasked with clarifying the facts related to the 2009 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
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Alfredo Hawit
- Occupations
- sports executivelawyerassociation football player
- Biography
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Alfredo Hawit Banegas is a Honduran lawyer and former footballer. He is the head of the National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras and was made the interim head of CONCACAF on 4 June 2011.
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Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés
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- diplomatlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés was the President of Honduras from 7 June 1971 to 4 December 1972.
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Maria Elena Bottazzi
- Occupations
- microbiologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Maria Elena Bottazzi is a Honduran-American microbiologist. As of 2024 she is associate dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, as well as Distinguished Professor of Biology at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. She is editor-in-chief of Springer's Current Tropical Medicine Reports. She and Peter Hotez led the team that designed COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax.
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Policarpo Bonilla
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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José Policarpo Bonilla Vasquez was Dictator of Honduras between 22 February 1894 and 1 February 1895. He was then elected as President for the period between 1 February 1895 and 1 February 1899.
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Luis Rolando Redondo Guifarro
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Luis Rolando Redondo Guifarro is a Honduran politician and engineer who was a deputy and served as the disputed president of the National Congress of Honduras from 25 January 2022 until 20 January 2026. He was a staunch ally of LIBRE during his time as president and joined the party in 2025.
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Marco Tulio Medina
- Occupations
- neurologist
- Biography
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Marco Tulio Medina is a Honduran neurologist and scientist. He currently serves as ex Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras in Tegucigalpa, where he has promoted neurological research in Honduras.
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Rafael Manzanares Aguilar
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- ethnographerlawyercomposer
- Biography
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Rafael Manzanares Aguilar was educated in law, and a professor and Honduran folklorist, an author and a musical composer. Rafael Manzanares was one of the pioneers in highlighting folklore, culture and national history of Honduras as the creator of the National Folklore Office and the Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas de Honduras.
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Vicente Mejía Colindres
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- politician
- Biography
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Vicente Mejía Colindres was President of Honduras between 16 September and 5 October 1919; and again between 1 February 1929 and 1 February 1933.
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Mary Elizabeth Flores
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Flores Flake is a journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat, the daughter of the former Honduran president Carlos Flores Facussé. Her mother is Mary Flake de Flores, who is American.
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Terencio Sierra
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- politician
- Biography
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Terencio Esteban Sierra Romero was President of Honduras between 1 February 1899 and 1 February 1903.
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Melissa Borjas
- Occupations
- association football referee
- Biography
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Melissa Paola Borjas Pastrana is a Honduran football referee. She earned a degree in finance at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, and has been a professional referee since 2011. She has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2013.
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Oswaldo Ramos Soto
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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José Oswaldo Ramos Soto was a Honduran lawyer and politician, a member of the National Congress of Honduras representing the National Party of Honduras for the department of Francisco Morazán.
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Javier Monthiel
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
- Biography
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Jose Javier Pérez Ramirez, better known by his stage name Javier Monthiel, is a Honduran singer, composer and Honduran producer. He is one of the most outstanding artists in his country. Among his original works are Así es mi tierra, Es Honduras, Mujeres Latinas, Amiga and Más allá del Corazón, songs that among others have allowed him to reach international stages and to be currently one of the most important figures of Honduran music.
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Miguel R. Dávila
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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General Miguel Rafael Dávila Cuellar was President of Honduras between 18 April 1907 and 28 March 1911.
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Domingo Vásquez
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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José Domingo Vásquez Toruño was President of Honduras 7 August 1893 – 22 February 1894. He lost power as a result of Honduras being defeated in a war with Nicaragua and was replaced by Policarpo Bonilla.
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Mauricio Villeda
- Occupations
- juristlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mauricio Villeda Bermúdez is a Honduran attorney, leader of the Liberal Party of Honduras, and son of the late former president Ramón Villeda Morales. He ran unsuccessfully as a presidential candidate in the 2013 presidential elections.
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Patricia Rodas
- Occupations
- historianpolitician
- Biography
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Patricia Isabel Rodas Baca is a Honduran politician who is a former Minister for Foreign Affairs and leading member of the Liberal Party of Honduras. Deposed in July 2009, she subsequently played a role in establishing the Liberty and Refoundation party.
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Jorge Arturo Reina Idiáquez
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- diplomatlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jorge Arturo Reina Idiáquez is a Honduran politician and diplomat. He is the brother of former President Carlos Roberto Reina.
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Marlon Tábora Muñoz
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Marlon Tábora Muñoz is a Honduran politician and diplomat, has a PhD in economic sciences, and is a member of the National Party of Honduras. Previously Tábora has been Honduras Ambassador to the United States and also worked as Executive Director for Central América and Belize at the Inter-American Development Bank and Counselor Minister of Economic and Energy Affairs of the President Juan Orlando Hernández.
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María Dolores Agüero Lara
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Marïa Dolores Agüero Lara is a Honduran politician who served as acting Foreign Minister from 14 April 2016 and was officially appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras on 27 March 2017 and served until 23 July 2019.
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Carlos Humberto Reyes
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Carlos Humberto Reyes is leader of the trade union STIBYS in Honduras, a coordinator of the Frente Nacional de Resistencia contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras and was an independent candidate for the 2009 Honduran presidential election before pulling out on November 9. He was injured by security forces during demonstrations on 30 July 2009.
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Arístides Mejía
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Arístides Mejía Carranza served as the Vice President Commissioner of Honduras from 1 February 2009 until 28 June 2009. The position of "Vice President Commissioner" was created by former President Manuel Zelaya after then-Vice President Elvin Santos resigned in late 2008. Arístides Mejía didn't fully occupied the charge, he was a Presidential Commissioner not a vice-president since he was appointed by President Zelaya and not popularly elected.
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Pablo Cámbar
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Pablo José Cámbar was a Honduran academic, researcher, and physician. He died due to complications of COVID-19.
