José Raúl Mulino
José Raúl Mulino Quintero is a Panamanian politician, diplomat and lawyer currently serving as the 39th President of Panama since 2024. He ran for president in the 2024 Panamanian election, which he won with 34% of the vote as the Realizing Goals candidate and a substitute for former President Ricardo Martinelli.
Some of the key events about José Raúl Mulino
- 1958Graduated from the University of Panama with a law degree
- 1968Began his career in public service as a lawyer for the National Bank of Panama
- 1984Appointed as Minister of Government and Justice
- 1989Served as Panama's Ambassador to the United States
- 1990Became Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1991Appointed as Panama's Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- 1994Elected as First Vice President of Panama
- 1999Served as Minister of the Presidency
- 2009Appointed as Minister of Government and Justice for a second time
- 2009Faced criticism for his role in the controversial pardoning of four U.S. security contractors involved in a 1992 shooting incident
- 2014Ran as a candidate for President of Panama
- 2014Accused of nepotism for appointing his daughter to a diplomatic post
- 2019Criticized for supporting the disqualification of opposition candidates in the presidential election
- 2022Faced allegations of using state resources for personal political gain during his campaign
- 2023Accused of making inflammatory statements against political opponents during the election campaign
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