Khalid Belisle (born 1981) is a Belizean politician. He has served as mayor of Belmopan since 2015. Belisle is a member of the United Democratic Party.
A protege of UDP Area Rep. John Saldivar, in August 2008 Belisle unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent, Simeon López, for the UDP nomination in the 2009 municipal election."Khalid Belisle Wants to Unseat Belmopan Mayor Simeon Lopez", Tropical Vision Limited, 13 August 2008. (accessed 11 May 2015)
Belisle secured the UDP mayoral nomination in Belmopan in 2015 and won in a five-way race, succeeding López." MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICIAL RESULTS 4th MARCH 2015 , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 16 March 2015)
Belisle appears on the official Educo Seminar website, which appears in the footer of the Belize Natural Energy website, that claims Belisle has attended a seminar and became the youngest mayor of Belmopan because this goal was "made into a program".
Belisle indicated he was returning to being a private citizen, stepping down from the race for the Belmopan constituency in December 2022.
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