Gabriel Turbay

Gabriel Turbay Abinader (10 January 1901 – 17 November 1947) was a Colombian politician of Lebanese descent. He was a Congressman, Senator, and Foreign Minister in the 1930s. He served as Colombia's Ambassador to the United States from 1939 to 1945. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 1946.

Early life Gabriel Turbay was born on 10 January 1901, in Bucaramanga, Colombia. His parents, Juan Turbay and Barbara Abinader, were immigrants from Lebanon. He then served as Colombia's Ambassador to the United States from 1939 to 1945.

While serving in his cabinet, President Alfonso López Pumarejo called Turbay "El Turco" , a nickname that would follow him throughout his political career, sometimes in an attempt to otherize him.

In 1946, he unsuccessfully ran for president.

Death Turbay died on 17 November 1947, in Paris, France.