Armando Bukele Kattán

Armando Bukele Kattán was born in San Salvador, on December 16, 1944, the son of Humberto Bukele Salman and Victoria Kattán de Bukele of Palestinian origin, who arrived in El Salvador from Bethlehem at the beginning of the 20th century. He completed his high school studies at the Liceo Salvadoreño.

In 1967 he graduated as a doctor in Industrial Chemistry from the University of El Salvador with the highest average since the institution was founded.[1]

He founded companies dedicated to the textile industry, commerce, pharmaceuticals, advertising and the media. He also had a philanthropic vision through the work he did at the Kiwanis Club, a community service institution that brings together entrepreneurs and professionals.[2]

For 10 years, he produced the program "Aclarando Conceptos" (Clarifyng Concepts in English) in which he addressed topics such as politics, philosophy, history of El Salvador, Islam, science and, of course, the daily life of Salvadorans. During his time on the air, he managed to give a historical overview of El Salvador and the world in much of the 20th century.

In the field of physics, Bukele Kattán registered more than 20 patents internationally in countries such as El Salvador, the United States, France, Mexico, Brazil, among others.[3]

In 2004, the former president of the United States, George W. Bush, gave him the award for volunteer service, for his philanthropic contribution to Salvadoran society.[4]

He founded the first mosque in El Salvador in 1992[5] and throughout his life he founded a total of 4. He served as Imam of the Salvadoran Islamic Community, and was part of the Islamic Organization for Latin America and the Caribbean. He was a founding member of the Council of Religions for Peace of El Salvador.

• The ABC of Islam[6]
• Clarifyng Concepts in Physics[7]

In 2017, the posthumous book “The precise relativity of the point” was published, an extensive compilation of Dr. Bukele's thought, gathered on his Twitter account and his program “Clarifying Concepts”.