15 Notable alumni of
University of Panama
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The University of Panama is 1939th in the world, 80th in Latin America, and 1st in Panama by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from the University of Panama sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ramón Fonseca Moraa
- Enrolled in the University of Panama
- In 1976 studied jurisprudence
- Occupations
- business executivepolitician
- Biography
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Ramón Fonseca Mora is a Panamanian novelist, lawyer and co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, a former law firm based in Panama with more than 40 offices worldwide. He was minister-counselor of Juan Carlos Varela, and president of the Panameñista Party until he was dismissed in March 2016, due to the Brazilian Operation Car Wash. In 2016, Mossack Fonseca was raided by police on suspicion of money-laundering, bribery and corruption. Fonseca and his partner Jürgen Mossack were arrested and jailed on 10 February 2017. They were initially refused bail because the court saw a flight risk, but were released on 21 April 2017 after a judge ruled they had cooperated with the investigation and ordered them each to pay $500,000 in bail. Numerous lawsuits including serious allegations of collusion with despotic regimes, mafia, and global criminals are ongoing.
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José Isabel Blandón Figueroa
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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José Isabel Blandón Figueroa is a Panamanian politician, and a member of the National Assembly for the Panameñista Party (previously named Arnulfista Party) since 1999. From 2011 to 2014 he was in opposition to the government of Ricardo Martinelli, and in 2013 was chosen as the Panameñista Party candidate for Mayor of Panama City, winning the party primary election with 97% of the vote. The son of José Isabel Blandón Castillo, his disapproval of his father's position as a top aide to Manuel Noriega helped push his father to defecting in the late 1980s.
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Jorge Illueca
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyeruniversity teacherpoliticianminister
- Biography
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Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste was a Panamanian politician and diplomat who served as President of Panama in 1984.
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Ricardo de la Espriella
- Occupations
- politicianlawyereconomist
- Biography
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Ricardo de la Espriella Toral is a Panamanian politician who was the President of Panama from 31 July 1982 to 13 February 1984.
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Marta Linares de Martinelli
- Occupations
- First Ladypolitician
- Biography
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Marta Linares de Martinelli is a Panamanian insurance broker. She became the First Lady of Panama on July 1, 2009 when her husband, Ricardo Martinelli, became President of Panama. On January 29, 2014, she was chosen to compete for Vice-President of Panama alongside Jose Domingo Arias running for President, but the pair finished in second place.
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Balbina Herrera
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Balbina Del Carmen Herrera Araúz is a Panamanian politician and presidential candidate in the 2009 Panamanian general election. On May 3, 2009, she lost the race to the presidency of the Republic of Panama to center-right candidate Ricardo Martinelli.
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Justo Arroyo
- Occupations
- writerdiplomat
- Biography
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Justo Arroyo is a Panamanian writer and scholar, author of several award-winning stories and novels in his country and abroad.
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Ana Matilde Gómez
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerdeputy
- Biography
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Ana Matilde Gómez Ruiloba is a Panamanian lawyer and politician who served as the country's Attorney General from 2005 to 2010, and a deputy of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019. She was a candidate for President of Panama in the 2019 general election.
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Elsie Alvarado de Ricord
- Occupations
- writerpoet
- Biography
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Elsie Alvarado de Ricord was a Panamanian writer, linguist, multiple winner of the Premio Ricardo Miró and first female director of the Panamanian Academy of Language.
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Janaina Tewaney
- Occupations
- analystpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Janaina Tewaney Mencomo is a Panamanian politician. She has served as foreign minister of Panama since October 2022. She previously served as Minister of Government of Panama from March 2020 through October 2022.
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Guillermo Cochez
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Guillermo Alberto Cochez Farrugia is a Panamanian politician and lawyer who served as the former representative of Panama to the Organization of American States between 2009 and 2013.
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Consuelo Tomás
- Enrolled in the University of Panama
- In 1984 studied social work
- Occupations
- writerstage actorpoetnarratorcommunicator
- Biography
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Consuelo Tomás Fitzgerald is a Panamanian actress in puppet shows, playwright, poet, novelist and radio and television co-ordinator.
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Carmen A. Miró
- Years
- 1919-2022 (aged 103)
- Occupations
- sociologiststatisticiandemographer
- Biography
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Carmen A. Miró was a Panamanian sociologist, statistician, and demographer. She has been called Latin America's top expert in population, and "probably the most outstanding figure that the Panamanian social sciences have produced".
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Mireya D. Correa
- Enrolled in the University of Panama
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- botanical collectorbotanist
- Biography
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Mireya Dorotea Correa Arroyo was a Panamanian botanist and plant taxonomist known for her work with the flora of Panama.
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Herasto Reyes
- Years
- 1952-2005 (aged 53)
- Occupations
- journalistwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Herasto Marcial Reyes Barahona was a Panamanian journalist, writer and political activist. Reyes was born in Vallerriquito, Las Tablas, Los Santos on October 10, 1952.
