Modesto Maidique, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Modesto Maidique

American academic administrator

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1940

Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Profession: academic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Dr.
Modesto Alex "Mitch" Maidique (pronounced /ma?di?k?/, born in Havana, Cuba March 20, 1940) was the fourth president of Florida International University (FIU), a public university in the United States.
Appointed in 1986, Dr.
Maidique was the longest-serving university president in Florida and the second longest-serving research university president in the United States .
On November 14, 2008, Maidique presented his resignation to the FIU Board of trustees.
On April 25, 2009, Mark B.
Rosenberg was chosen to succeed Maidique and assumed office on August 3, 2009.