Fuad Eduardo Chahin Valenzuela (born 1 December 1976) is a Chilean

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and

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. He served as Deputy for District 49 ( Araucanía) from 2010 to 2014 and also 2014–2018. He was president of the

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from 2018 to 2021.

Early life

Chahin was born on December 1, 1976. He is the grandson of a

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immigrant and a

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peasant.Baeza, Cecilia.
Palestinians and Latin America's Indigenous Peoples
" ''Middle East Report'' 274 (Spring 2015).

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1976 births Living people 21st-century Chilean lawyers University of Chile alumni Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians Democrats (Chile) politicians Members of the Chilean Constitutional Convention People from Temuco Deputies of the LIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the LIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile {{Chile-Deputy-stub