Omar García Harfuch
Mexican police officer and politician
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- Omar Hamid García Harfuch (born 25 February 1982) is a Mexican politician, public official, lawyer, and former police chief.
- He served as Secretary of Citizen Security of Mexico City under then-mayor Claudia Sheinbaum from 2019 to 2023.
- Despite winning his party's nomination for the position, he was replaced by Clara Brugada as Morena's candidate owing to gender-parity rules.
- He completed a BA in law and public security at the Universidad del Valle de México.
- Her surname, "Harfuch", reflects her father's Lebanese ancestry.
Omar Hamid García Harfuch (born 25 February 1982) is a Mexican politician, public official, lawyer, and former police chief. A member of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), he has served as Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum since 2024. He served as Secretary of Citizen Security of Mexico City under then-mayor Claudia Sheinbaum from 2019 to 2023.
García Harfuch was a candidate for Mayor of Mexico City in the 2024 election. Despite winning his party's nomination for the position, he was replaced by Clara Brugada as Morena's candidate owing to gender-parity rules.
Early life and education
García Harfuch was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos. He completed a BA in law and public security at the Universidad del Valle de México.
His mother is María Harfuch Hidalgo, an actress and singer known by the stage name María Sorté. Her surname, "Harfuch", reflects her father's Lebanese ancestry. His father was Javier García Paniagua, who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and Labour Secretary in 1981. His father was accused of participating in repression and torture during the Mexican Dirty War and was head of the Federal Security Directorate (DFS) from 1976 to 1978. García Harfuch's grandfather was General Marcelino García Barragán, Secretary of National Defense in 1968, who executed the order for that year's Tlatelolco massacre.
Policing career
His career in public service began in 2008 when he joined the Federal Police. In 2012 he was promoted to state coordinator of the Federal Police in Guerrero and, in 2015, to the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Attorney-General's office (FGR).
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