José Murat Casab

José Murat Casab (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse muˈɾat]; born October 18, 1947) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was Governor of Oaxaca and is a Diputado Federal elected from the ranks of Alliance for Mexico of Institutional Revolutionary Party-Ecologist Green Party of Mexico. He is of Assyrian descent, born to a Chaldean Catholic family from the village of Tel Keppe, Iraq.^[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Murat and the second or maternal family name is Casab.

José Murat Casab
Governor of Oaxaca
In office 1 December 1998 – 30 November 2004
Preceded by	Diódoro Carrasco Altamirano
Succeeded by	Ulises Ruiz Ortiz
Personal details
Born	(1947-10-18) 18 October 1947 (age 77) Ixtepec, Oaxaca
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party
Profession	Lawyer
Website	https://josemurat.com.mx/

Murat was a controversial governor but a competent political speaker. After he assumed office on December 1, 1998 a series of scandals tarnished the governor's office.^{[citation needed]}

He participated in the important negotiations that led to the implementation of the Pact for Mexico and was appointed to be part of the Governing Council of the Pact for Mexico.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, he donated the Statue of Benito Juárez to the city of Fresno, California.

Preceded by Diódoro Carrasco Altamirano

Governor of Oaxaca 1998 - 2004

Succeeded by Ulises Ruiz Ortiz