Incumbent Assumed office  October 3, 1965 (&000000000000004500000045 years, &0000000000000159000000159 days) Deputy Raúl Castro Preceded by Position established President of Cuba In office December 2, 1976 – February 24, 2008 Deputy Raúl Castro Preceded by Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Succeeded by Raúl Castro Prime Minister of Cuba In office February 16, 1959 – December 2, 1976 President Manuel Urrutia Lleó Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Preceded by José Miró Cardona Succeeded by Position abolished 7th and 23rd Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement In office September 16, 2006 – February 24, 2008 Preceded by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Succeeded by Raúl Castro In office September 10, 1979 – March 6, 1983 Preceded by Junius Richard Jayawardene Succeeded by Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Born August 13, 1926 (1926-08-13) (age 84) Birán, Cuba Political party Communist Party of Cuba Spouse(s) Mirta Diaz-Balart (1948–1955) Dalia Soto del Valle (1980–present) Children Fidel Ángel Castro Diaz-Balart Alina Fernandez-Revuelta Alexis Castro-Soto Alejandro Castro-Soto Antonio Castro-Soto Angel Castro-Soto Alex Castro-Soto Jorge Angel Castro Francisca Pupo Alma mater University of Havana Profession Lawyer Religion None (Self-described as Secular; formerly Atheist) Signature Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (Spanish: [fiˈðel ˈkastro]; born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban political leader and former communist revolutionary. As the primary leader of the Cuban Revolution, Castro served as the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976, and then as the President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of Council of Ministers of Cuba until his resignation from the office in February 2008. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961. His younger brother Raúl Castro is currently Second Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the Councils of State and Ministers and previously served under Fidel as Minister of Defence in 1959-2008..