Xiomara Castro

Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento ( Spanish pronunciation: [sjoˈmaɾa ˈkastɾo]; born 30 September 1959), also known by her married name as Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is a Honduran politician and businesswoman, who served as the president of Honduras from 2022 to 2026. She was the country's first female president, and served as first lady during the presidency of her husband Manuel Zelaya.

Castro grew up in Tegucigalpa. She married in 1976 and became active in the women's section of the Liberal Party of Honduras. She became the country's first lady in 2006 following her husband's victory in the 2005 Honduran presidential election. Castro became involved in the National Popular Resistance Front after her husband's refusal to comply with a Supreme Court order led to the 2009 Honduran coup d'état, forcing him into exile.