Álvaro Uribe Vélez CYC is a Colombian politician who served as the 31st President of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010.

Álvaro Uribe was born in Medellín, the oldest of five children. His father, Alberto Uribe, was a landowner. When he was 10, his family left their Salgar ranch and moved to Medellín. He graduated in 1970 from the Instituto Jorge Robledo, after being expelled from the Medellín Benedictine School for arguing with the Benedictine monks.