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Khalid Belisle

Khalid Belisle

Belizean politician

Khalid Belisle (born 1981) is a Belizean politician. He has served as mayor of Belmopan since 2015. Belisle is a member of the United Democratic Party.

Quick Facts Mayor of Belmopan, Belize, Preceded by ...

A protege of UDP Area Rep. John Saldivar, in August 2008 Belisle unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent, Simeon López, for the UDP nomination in the 2009 municipal election.[1]

Belisle secured the UDP mayoral nomination in Belmopan in 2015 and won in a five-way race, succeeding López.[2]

Belisle appears on the official Educo Seminar website, which appears in the footer of the Belize Natural Energy website, that claims Belisle has attended a seminar and became the youngest mayor of Belmopan because this goal was "made into a program".[3][4]

Belisle indicated he was returning to being a private citizen, stepping down from the race for the Belmopan constituency in December 2022.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Khalid Belisle Wants to Unseat Belmopan Mayor Simeon Lopez", Tropical Vision Limited, 13 August 2008. (accessed 11 May 2015)
  2. [2]
    " MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICIAL RESULTS 4th MARCH 2015 Archived 13 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 16 March 2015)
  3. [3]
    "Results - Educo World". Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Belize Natural Energy - A visionary leader in energy, mining the potential within". Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. [5]
    Humes, Aaron (17 December 2022). "Former Mayor of Belmopan stands aside from candidacy for United Democratic Party". Retrieved 29 December 2022.


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