Jacobo Majluta

Jacobo Majluta
Official portrait, 1982
47th President of the Dominican Republic
In office
4 July 1982  16 August 1982
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byAntonio Guzmán Fernández
Succeeded bySalvador Jorge Blanco
32nd Vice President of the Dominican Republic
In office
16 August 1978  4 July 1982
PresidentAntonio Guzmán Fernández
Preceded byCarlos R. Goico
Succeeded byManuel Fernández Mármol
Personal details
Born(1934-10-09)9 October 1934
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died2 March 1996(1996-03-02) (aged 61)
Tampa, Florida, U.S
Political partyPRD
Other political
affiliations
PRI
Spouse
(m. 1962)
Children1
Parents
  • Jacobo Majluta Sgallar (father)
  • Elena Azar Azar (mother)
Residence(s)Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Alma materUniversidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
ProfessionAccountant

Jacobo Majluta Azar (9 October 1934 – 2 March 1996) was 47th president of the Dominican Republic for a month in 1982. He was previously the 32nd vice president under President Antonio Guzmán Fernández from 1978 until his accession to the presidency. Following Fernández's death in July 1982, Majluta completed his term and handed over power to Salvador Jorge Blanco the following month.

Majulta was one of the generations of politicians in the Dominican Republic whose ambition was continually thwarted by the country's labyrinthine power struggles and sectarianism.