6 Notable alumni of Jose Simeon Canas Central American University
Updated: May 20, 2026 EliteDegrees
Jose Simeon Canas Central American University is ranked #3,689 in the world and #1 in El Salvador by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Jose Simeon Canas Central American University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Jose Simeon Canas Central American University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Nayib Bukele
1981-. (aged 45)
businessperson
politician
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who has served as the 81st president of El Salvador since 2019.
2. Mauricio Funes
1959-2025 (aged 66)
journalist
politician
Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena was a Salvadoran politician and journalist who served as the 79th president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. Funes won the 2009 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN).
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3. Antonio Saca
1965-. (aged 61)
journalist
politician
Elías Antonio "Tony" Saca González is a Salvadoran politician, businessman, and journalist who was President of El Salvador from 2004 to 2009 as a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). He is currently serving a minimum 10-year prison sentence on corruption charges.
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4. Ana Vilma de Escobar
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
economist
Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar is a Salvadoran politician who was Vice President of El Salvador from 1 June 2004 to 1 June 2009. She is a member of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).
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5. Julia Emma Villatoro Tario
1972-. (aged 54)
diplomat
lawyer
Julia Emma Villatoro Tario is a Salvadoran diplomat who was Ambassador of El Salvador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Head of Mission to the European Union and to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg beginning in 2017. She was appointed as Chargée d'Affaires a.i. in June 2016. In 2020, she presented her credentials to Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen....
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6. Tamara Dávila Rivas
1981-. (aged 45)
political activist
sociologist
Tamara Dávila Rivas is a Nicaraguan sociologist, feminist and political activist. She is a member of Union for Democratic Renewal (Unamos); the Political Council of the National Unity Blue and White opposition group; and the executive committee of the unified opposition front, the National Coalition. On June 13, 2021, she was part of a wave of arrests of opposition figures...
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