Fuad Jorge Noman Filho (born 30 June 1947) is a Brazilian writer, economist, and politician who is the current mayor of the city of Belo Horizonte, having taken office since 2022. He came into office after the resignation of former mayor

Alexandre Kalil Alexandre Kalil ( Belo Horizonte; March 25, 1959) is a Brazilian politician and sports administrator. He served as mayor of Belo Horizonte from 2017 to 2022. He served as president of Clube Atlético Mineiro, a football club based in Belo Ho ...

, to whom he had been the vice-mayor of from 2021 to 2022. He is currently affiliated with the

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(PSD).

Biography

Noman was born in 1947, and is of Syrian background. He graduated from

Centro Universitário de Brasília The University Center of Brasília ( pt, Centro Universitário de Brasília, UNICEUB) is a private university located in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. It is third largest University in Brasília. To join the university they must pass a bian ...

with a degree in economic sciences, with a specialization in economic programming and budgetary execution. He also received an honorary doctorate from the

State University of Montes Claros The State University of Montes Claros ( pt, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Unimontes) is a university in Brazil with its main campus at Montes Claros in the state of Minas Gerais. Unimontes started out as independent colleges, supported ...

. He is married to Monica Drumond and has two sons, Paulo and Gustavo, with 4 grandchildren. He has also published two romance novels. He is an advisor to and benefactor of

Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, and colloquially as Galo (, "Rooster"), is the largest professional football club based in the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of ...

. He started his career in government working for the

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. He became executive-secretary to the Chief of Staff's office during the presidency of