Yani Rosenthal

Yani Rosenthal
President of the Liberal Party
In office
Unknown – 18 or 19 December 2025
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byRoberto Contreras Mendoza
Member of National Congress of Honduras
In office
25 January 2010 – 25 January 2014
ConstituencyCortés Department
Minister of the Presidency of Honduras
In office
27 January 2006 – 31 December 2007
PresidentManuel Zelaya
Personal details
BornYani Benjamin Rosenthal Hidalgo
(1965-07-14) 14 July 1965
PartyLiberal
Parent
Alma materHonduras National Autonomous University and INCAE Business School

Yani Benjamin Rosenthal Hidalgo (born 14 July 1965) is a businessman, politician, and convicted criminal affiliated with the Liberal Party of Honduras.

He was the Minister of the Presidency under President Manuel Zelaya from 2006 to 2008, and a deputy in the National Congress representing the Cortés Department from 2010 to 2014. In 2012, he was a presidential pre-candidate and currently presides over the Central Executive Council of the Liberal Party, having secured this position in the internal elections of March 2021.

In December of 2017, Rosenthal was convicted, along with his cousin Yankel Rosenthal, of laundering drug proceeds for the Cachiros, a prominant Honduran drug trafficking organization and cartel.