Juliana Awada

First Lady of Argentina Juliana Awada, 2017 – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos

Birth Name: María Juliana Awada

Place of Birth: Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Birth: 3 April, 1974

Ethnicity:
*Lebanese (father)
*Syrian (mother)

Juliana Awada is an Argentine businessperson. She served as the First Lady of Argentina, from 2015 to 2019, as the wife of Mauricio Macri, who was the President of Argentina.

Juliana’s father, Ibrahim/Abraham Awada, an entrepreneur, is a Lebanese Muslim, from Baalbek, Baalbek-Hermel, who moved to Argentina with his family when he was three. Juliana’s mother, Elsa Esther “Pomi” Baker, is of Syrian descent. Her brother is actor Alejandro Awada.

Juliana has a daughter with her former partner, Belgian businessperson Bruno Laurent Barbier; and a daughter with Mauricio.

Juliana’s maternal grandfather had the surname Baker.

Juliana’s maternal grandmother had the surname Yessi.