Javier Simán

Javier Ernesto Simán Dada (born 14 June 1964) is a Salvadoran businessman. He is the current owner of the SIMÁN department store chain. As a member of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), he was a pre-candidate for the 2019 presidential election.

Biography
Javier Ernesto Simán Dada was born in El Salvador on 14 June 1964.

In the 2019 presidential election, he was a pre-candidate for the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), but lost the party's nomination to Carlos Calleja.

In April 2020, he was elected as the president of the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP), and served until April 2022. He was succeeded by Agustín Martínez.

He was a potential presidential candidate for ARENA for the 2024 Salvadoran general election but was ultimately not selected. ARENA nominated Joel Sánchez as its presidential candidate.