5 Notable alumni of Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala
Updated: May 21, 2026 EliteDegrees
Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala is ranked #8,651 in the world and #7 in Guatemala by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar
1962-. (aged 64)
judge
Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar is a judge and the president of one of Guatemala’s two High Risk Court Tribunals. She was the presiding judge in the case of Efraín Ríos Montt, a former dictator of Guatemala. In that trial Montt was found guilty of the genocide of indigenous Ixil Mayans; the verdict came in 2013. The trial was the first...
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2. Leopoldo Guerra
1954-2023 (aged 69)
lawyer
Leopoldo Armando Guerra Juárez was a Guatemalan public official and lawyer. He was the Director of the Registry of Citizens of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala since 2014 until 2020.
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3. Edmond Mulet
1951-. (aged 75)
lawyer
journalist
diplomat
politician
Edmond Auguste Mulet Lesieur is a Guatemalan diplomat, lawyer and notary public. He was appointed Head of the independent three-member panel to lead the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism on 27 April 2017. Mulet served as the last Chief of Staff to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Previously, he was Assistant Secretary-General for...
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4. Mario Búcaro
1977-. (aged 49)
diplomat
civil servant
Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores is a Guatemalan diplomat who previously served as CEO of the Miss Universe Organization from October to December 2025. A former civil servant, Bucaro served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2022 to January 2024, under the government of Alejandro Giammattei. Previously, he was the Guatemalan Ambassador to Mexico, Israel, Bulgaria and Cyprus.
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5. Manuel Baldizón
1970-. (aged 56)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
Manuel Antonio Baldizón Méndez is a Guatemalan politician, lawyer, and hotel entrepreneur. He was the leader of the "Libertad Democrática Renovada" (LIDER) Renewed Democratic Liberty party and was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election placing third and losing to Jimmy Morales. He was also a candidate in the 2011 presidential election, placing second and losing to Otto Pérez Molina...
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