Soher El Sukaria

Soher El Sukaria (born 16 May 1975) is a Lebanese-born Argentine politician. She was a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Córdoba Province from 2019 to 2023. A member of Republican Proposal, El Sukaria previously served as a member of the Córdoba Provincial Legislature from 2015 to 2019.

Soher El Sukaria
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023
Constituency	Córdoba
Provincial Legislator of Córdoba
In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019
Personal details
Born	(1975-05-16) 16 May 1975 (age 49) Jdeide, Lebanon
Political party	Republican Proposal (since 2013)
Other political affiliations	Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present)
Alma mater	National University of Córdoba

A practicing Muslim, El Sukaria is the first Muslim woman elected to the Argentine Congress. Since 2023, she has been a councilwoman in the city of Córdoba.

Early life and education

El Sukaria was born on 16 May 1975 in Jdeide, a small village in northeastern Lebanon.^[1] Her mother, Rosa, is Argentine of Arab descent, while her father, Mounif, was a prominent Sunni imam in Córdoba until his death in 2002. Her parents met during a trip to Lebanon and married there; Soher was born shortly thereafter. The family moved back to Argentina when Soher was a month old, settling in Córdoba.^[2]

El Sukaria studied law at the National University of Córdoba and attained a master's degree on International Relations from the same university. She also has a master's degree on International Relations from the International University of Andalusia.^[3]

Political career

At the 2015 general election, El Sukaria was a candidate in the Juntos por Córdoba list to the Córdoba Provincial Legislature; she was elected.^[1] She was later appointed president of the City of Córdoba chapter of the Republican Proposal.^[4]

El Sukaria was the second candidate in the Córdoba Province Juntos por el Cambio list to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2019 general election, behind Mario Negri; the list was the most voted in the province, and El Sukaria was elected.^[5] Upon being elected, El Sukaria became the first Muslim woman elected to the National Congress of Argentina – a number of Muslim men, most prominently Eduardo Menem, had previously served in both houses of Congress before.^[3]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Soher El Sukaria

Election	Office	List		#	District	Votes			Result	Ref.
						Total	%	P.
2015	Provincial Legislator		Together for Córdoba	—	Provincial List	532,322	32.72%	2nd[a]	Elected	[6]
2019	National Deputy		Juntos por el Cambio	2	Córdoba Province	1,140,338	51.32%	1st[a]	Elected	[7]

1. Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.