Edwin Besaile
Edwin Besaile | |
|---|---|
| 45th Governor of Córdoba | |
| In office January 1, 2016 – January 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Orlando Benítez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin José Besaile Fayed June 21, 1980 Sahagún, Córdoba, Colombia |
| Political party | Union Party for the People (2015-present) |
| Alma mater | University of the Sinú |
Edwin José Besaile Fayad (born June 21, 1980) is a Colombian architect and politician, who was governor of the department of Córdoba for the Union Party for the People. He is a member of the Besaile Fayad clan, with his brothers, former senator Musa Besaile, and the former mayor of the municipality of Sahagún Jhon Moisés Besaile.
In the governorship, he replaced Alejandro Lyons (2012–2015), and both were immersed in numerous multi-million dollar corruption cases during their administrations, especially the Hemophilia Cartel. Lyons in confession before the Attorney General's Office testified that Governor Edwin Besaile gave millions from corruption and to Senator Musa Besaile, who kept half the money they obtained from irregular contracts and royalties from Córdoba. Part of the money was used to finance the campaign for the governorship of Edwin Besaile in 2015.
In 2019, the Córdoba Attorney General dismissed Besaile from his position and barred him from holding public office for the next ten years.