Aníbal José Chávez Frías (January 9, 1957[2] – July 17, 2016) was a Venezuelan politician.
Aníbal was the mayor of Sabaneta, a city in Venezuela's Barinas State.
Sabaneta is the capital city of Alberto Arvelo Torrealba municipality in Barinas.
The city was founded by Juan de Alhama in 1787 and the principal industry is sugar production.
His father is Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (a former state governor).