Daniel Gérard Rouzier (French pronunciation: [danjɛl ʒeʁaʁ ʁuzje]; born Pétion-Ville, 1960) is a Haitian tycoon.
[2] Born into an elite mulatto family, Rouzier was alumnus of Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague, one of the most prestigious schools in Haiti.
Rouzier, who has authored three books, owns one of the most complete libraries of Haiti,[3] and serves as a regular contributor to Haitian daily newspapers.
[8][9] On 15 May 2011, he was appointed prime minister by President Michel Martelly the day after his inauguration,[3][10] but the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti, dominated by the Opposition, rejected his nomination on 21 June 2011.
In 2005, his wife was kidnapped and held for more than ten days; Abrahams was released after multiple payments of ransom and has lived abroad since.