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Nasry Asfura

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Nasry Asfura
Asfura in 2026
40th President of Honduras
Assumed office
27 January 2026
Vice PresidentMaría Antonieta Mejía
Carlos Flores Guifarro
Diana Herrera
Preceded byXiomara Castro
President of the National Party
Assumed office
24 May 2025
Preceded byDavid Chávez
Mayor of Tegucigalpa
In office
25 January 2014 – 25 January 2022
Vice MayorJuan García
Preceded byRicardo Álvarez Arias
Succeeded byJorge Aldana [es]
Member of the
National Congress of Honduras
for Francisco Morazán
In office
25 January 2010 – 25 January 2014
Director of the Honduran Social Investment Fund
In office
25 January 2010 – 10 September 2011
PresidentPorfirio Lobo Sosa
Preceded byCarlos Banegas
Succeeded byGunther von Wiese
Councilman of Tegucigalpa
In office
2006–2010
Personal details
Born
Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah

(1958-06-08) 8 June 1958 (age 67)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Political partyNational
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1985)​
Children3
ResidenceTegucigalpa, Honduras
Alma materInstituto San Francisco [es]

Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah (born 8 June 1958), also known as Tito Asfura, is a Honduran politician and businessman serving as the 40th president of Honduras since 2026. He has been the president of the National Party since 2025.

Asfura was a deputy of the National Congress of Honduras. He was mayor of his nation's capital of Tegucigalpa from 2014 to 2022.[1][2] He ran for President of Honduras in the 2021 election, but did not win. He ran for president again in 2025, this time winning by a small amount of votes. He is known by his nickname "Tito".[3]

Early life

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Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah was born on 8 June 1958 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He is the son of Nasry Juan Asfura and Gloria Zablah de Asfura.[4][5] His mother Gloria died in 2019, while his father Nasry died before 2015.[6] He is the grandson of Christian Palestinian immigrants.[7]

Asfura went to San Francisco Institute for high school. He later studied civil engineering at the National Autonomous University of Honduras.[8][9]

2021 presidential campaign

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Asfura was chosen as the 2021 presidential candidate for the National Party.[10][11] At the beginning of the campaign, polls showed a close race between Asfura and forme First Lady Xiomara Castro. Castro went on to win the election by a landslide.[12][13]

In early October 2021, Asfura was named in the Pandora Papers.[14]

2025 presidential campaign

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Asfura was once again nominated by the National Party to be its candidate in the 2025 presidential election. He was supported by U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei.[15][16] Trump promised to not give any financial help to Honduras if Asfura was not elected president.[17][18]

Asfura won the election, winning 40.3% of the vote on 24 December 2025. He was named the winner a month after the elections were held.[19] He became the most voted candidate in the history of the National Party.[3]

Presidency

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Asfura was inaugurated as the 40th President of Honduras on 27 January 2026 at the National Congress.[20] He is the oldest president to take office.[3] No foreign leaders were invited to the ceremony, and outgoing President Xiomara Castro did not go to the ceremony.[21]

Personal life

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Asfura married Lissette del Cid in 1985. They have three daughters.[22][23]

References

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  1. ↑ "'Mi Victoria es por trabajo': Nasry 'Tito' Asfura". Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Nasry Asfura virtual ganador de la alcaldía capitalina". Proceso Digital. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 López, Nicolle (24 December 2025). "Nasry "Tito" Asfura, de la alcaldía de Tegucigalpa a la presidencia de Honduras". El Heraldo. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Garcia, Laura; Alexander, Iñigo (25 December 2025). "Trump-backed Asfura wins Honduras presidency after disputed election". Reuters. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Las 12 cosas que no sabías de Nasry 'Tito' Asfura". El Heraldo (Honduras) [es]. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "El viernes 3 de mayo velarán restos de Gloria Zablah, madre del alcalde 'Tito' Asfura". El Heraldo. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  7. ↑ González, Anabella (24 December 2025). "¿Quién es y qué propone Nasry Asfura, el empresario y exalcalde declarado ganador de la elección presidencial en Honduras?". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Asfura, el hombre de origen palestino que con la promesa de 'mano dura' contra la inseguridad gobernará Honduras". France 24. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Nasry Asfura busca nuevamente la presidencia por el Partido Nacional". El País (Honduras) (in Spanish). La Tribuna. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Palencia, Gustavo (26 November 2021). "Honduran ruling party hopeful Asfura faces uphill climb". Reuters. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Lopez, Oscar (28 November 2021). "What's at Stake in the Honduran Presidential Election?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "'She's the only option': Hondurans hope Xiomara Castro can lead the nation in a new direction". the Guardian. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  13. ↑ García, Jacobo (28 November 2021). "Los modelos antagónicos de Xiomara Castro y Asfura se enfrentan en las urnas de Honduras". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Medina, Brenda; Escudero, Jesús; Díaz-Struck, Emilia (3 October 2021). "When Latin America's elite wanted to hide their wealth, they turned to this Panama firm". ICIJ. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Trump Endorsement Roils Already Tense Election in Honduras". New York Times. 28 November 2025. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Javier Milei expresó su respaldo al opositor hondureño Tito Asfura" [Javier Milei expressed his support for the Honduran opponent Tito Asfura]. La Opinión Austral (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  17. ↑ Perea, Fran Ruiz (30 November 2025). "Honduras celebra elecciones presidenciales con la sombra de la injerencia de Trump". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Trump threats dominate as Hondurans vote for president". France 24. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura wins Honduras presidential election". BBC. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Nasry Asfura asumirá el poder en Honduras en una ceremonia sencilla y sin ostentación en 2026". EFE. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "(En Vivo) Toma de posesión de Nasry Asfura" [(Live) Nasry Asfura's inauguration]. La Tribuna (in Spanish). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "'At your service!' Nasry Asfura becomes Honduran president-elect". France 24. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  23. ↑ "Así es Lissette del Cid, la futura primera dama de Honduras de 2026 a 2030". El Heraldo (Honduras) [es] (in Spanish). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.

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