63 Notable alumni of Kyiv National Economic University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kyiv National Economic University is ranked #3,909 in the world and #18 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 63 notable alumni from Kyiv National Economic University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kyiv National Economic University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Huda Al-Ban
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Huda al-Ban is a Yemeni politician. She was Yemen's Minister of Human Rights until 20 March 2011, when she resigned in protest to the government's sniper attacks on protesters during the 2011 Yemen protests.
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2. Tetiana Popova
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Tetiana Valerievna Popova is a Ukrainian politician. She was Deputy Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine from 4 February 2015 to August 2016, having previously served as adviser to the Ukrainian Minister of Defense from December 2014 to October 2015.
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3. Denys Viktorovych Chernyshov
1974-. (aged 52)
civil servant
Denys Viktorovych Chernyshov is a Ukrainian politician and economist. He has been a Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine from October 2016 to September 2019. He holds a PhD in Law.
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4. Magomedov Ruslan Sadrudinovich
1984-. (aged 42)
statesperson
economist
Ruslan Sadrudynovych Mahomedov is the Chairman of the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market since 23 February 2021.
5. Oleh Bilorus
1939-. (aged 87)
diplomat
economist
politician
Oleh Hryhoryovych Bilorus is a Ukrainian politician, Dr.sc.oec, professor, member-corr. of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) (since May 1990, Department of Economics, International Management)
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6. Anatolii Brezvin
1956-. (aged 70)
banker
economist
Anatolii Ivanovych Brezvin is a Ukrainian former businessman, politician, and ice hockey executive. He earned an industrial accounting degree from Kyiv Institute of National Economy, a degree in international law and a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade. He worked as a senior economist for the Kyiv City State Administration, and was head of the...
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7. Vitaliy Voitsekhivskyi
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Vitaliy Oleksandrovych Voitsekhirskyi is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 197th electoral district from Servant of the People since 2021. He previously served as mayor of Zolotonosha from 2010 to 2021.
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8. Stanislav Arzhevitin
1961-. (aged 65)
banker
economist
politician
Stanislav Mikhaylovich Arzhevitin is a Ukrainian businessman, Chairman of the Association of Ukrainian Banks, and People's Deputy of Verkhovna Rada.
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9. S. S. Koteliansky
1880-1955 (aged 75)
translator
Samuel Solomonovich Koteliansky was a Ukrainian translator of Russian literature into English. He made the transition from his origins in a small Jewish shtetl to distinction in the rarefied world of English letters. Although he was not a creative writer himself, he befriended, corresponded with, helped publish, and otherwise served as intermediary between some of the most prominent people in...
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10. Taras Tarasenko
1980-. (aged 46)
lawyer
politician
Taras Petrovych Tarasenko is a Ukrainian lawyer and arbitration manager. People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation. He is a member of inter-factional union "People" in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
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11. Vasyl Shevchuk
1954-. (aged 72)
draughts player
economist
Vasyl Yakovych Shevchuk was Ukraine's environment minister in 1998-2000 and 2002-2003 and a deputy minister of economy for sustainable development in 1993-1998. Under his leadership, Kyiv hosted the UN “Environment for Europe” Fifth Ministerial Conference in 2003. Shevchuk also held scientific and advisory positions at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and at the Parliament of Ukraine (at...
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12. Pavlo Frolov
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Pavlo Valeriyovych Frolov is a Ukrainian politician. Member of the Ukrainian Parliament of the 9th convocation from the Servant of the People party.
13. Nikolay Lagun
1973-. (aged 53)
businessperson
banker
Mykola Lahun — is the Ukrainian businessman. He was the majority shareholder and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC Delta Bank, which declared insolvent on 2 March 2015.
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14. Fedir Shpyh
1956-2020 (aged 64)
politician
banker
Fedir Ivanovych Shpyh was a Ukrainian banker, football functionary, and politician.
15. Andry Gordieiev
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
Andriy Anatoliyovych Gordeev is a Ukrainian politician, people's deputy of Ukraine of the VIIIth convocation, who was the Head of Kherson Oblast State Administration from April 2016 until April 2019.
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16. Anastasiia Radina
1984-. (aged 42)
public figure
politician
Anastasiya Olehivna Radina is a Ukrainian politician and member of the 9th Verkhovna Rada since 29 August 2019. She is grouped with the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, but is not a member of this political party.
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17. Borys Prykhodko
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Borys Viktorovych Prykhodko is a Ukrainian banker and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 210th electoral district as an independent member of Dovira since 2019. He previously served as first deputy chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine from 2012 to 2014.
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18. Valeriy Voshchevsky
1956-. (aged 70)
engineer
politician
Valeriy Mykolayovych Voshchevsky is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician who served as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from December 2014 until September 2015.
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19. Andrii Motovylovets
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Andriy Viktorovych Motovilovets is a Ukrainian politician, national deputy (IX convocation) of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Vice chief head of Sluha Narodu party fraction in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine since 1 November 2021.
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20. Maksym Tymoshenko
1972-. (aged 54)
cultural studies scholar
art critic
choir director
university teacher
Maksym Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian culturologist and a social activist. He is a doctor of philosophy (2013), a professor of the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management (2014), an Honored Art Worker of Ukraine (2015), member of the Green Cross International Board (since October 2017). President of the Ukrainian National Academy of Music as of November 2018.
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21. Serhiy Ostapenko
1881-1937 (aged 56)
university teacher
economist
politician
Serhiy Stepanovych Ostapenko was a Ukrainian economist, statesman, and political activist. In early 1919 he served as Chairman of the Council of People's Ministers of Ukrainian People's Republic, a position equivalent to the present-day office of Prime Minister of Ukraine.
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22. Anton Yatsenko
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Anton Volodymyrovych Yatsenko is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 200th electoral district as an independent since 2012, having previously been a member of the Party of Regions. Previously, he served as a party list People's Deputy from Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc from 2007 to 2012.
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23. Oleksandr Danylyuk
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Danylyuk is a Ukrainian public figure, lawyer, human rights activist. Coordinator of the public movement (now party) "Spilna Sprava" (Common Cause). Chief Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Valeriy Heletey on a voluntary basis from July 15 to November 5, 2014.
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24. Serhii Babak
1978-. (aged 48)
economist
jurist
politician
Serhii Vitaliiovych Babak is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer, economist, psychologist, is a who is currently a member of the Verkhovna Rada since 29 April 2019 from the Servant of the People party.
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25. Volodymyr Lanovyi
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
economist
Volodymyr Tymofiiovych Lanovyi is a Ukrainian statesman, politician, economical scientist.
26. Yuliya Sokolovska
1985-. (aged 41)
civil servant
community leader
politician
Yuliya Serhiyivna Sokolovska is a Ukrainian activist, civil servant and politician who is since 12 March 2020 Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine responsible for social affairs.
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27. Oleksiy Lyubchenko
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
economist
Oleksiy Mykolayovych Liubchenko is a Ukrainian politician who served as First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from 20 May 2021 to 3 November 2021 and Minister of Economy.
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28. Vladimir Matvienko
1938-. (aged 88)
banker
politician
entrepreneur
patron of the arts
economist
Volodymyr Pavlovych Matvienko is a Ukrainian poet-songwriter, economist and politician who is a recipient of both the Hero of Ukraine and Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. Additionally, he was the first chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) from 1991 to 1992.
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29. Igor Mazepa
1976-. (aged 50)
Igor Aleksandrovich Mazepa is the director general of the Concorde Capital investment company in Kyiv, Ukraine.
30. Taras Kutovyi
1976-2019 (aged 43)
politician
economist
Taras Viktorovych Kutovy was a Ukrainian economist and politician who served as Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food from 2016 to 2018. He previously served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2012 to 2014, representing Ukraine's 151st electoral district in northern Poltava Oblast.
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31. Roksolana Pidlasa
1994-. (aged 32)
politician
economist
Roksolana Andriivna Pidlasa is a Ukrainian politician and economist, and the chairman of the budget committee of the Verkhovna Rada.
32. Yuriy Derevyanko
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Yuriy Bohdanovych Derevyanko is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIIth and VIIIth convocations. Derevyanko was a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction. He is a member of the Council of Volia party.
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33. Volodymyr Borodians'ky
1974-. (aged 52)
media proprietor
politician
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Borodianskyi is a Ukrainian television manager, public figure, entrepreneur, and politician. He has served as Ukraine's Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports (2019–2020), chairman of the board of STB (2004–2018), Director of StarLightMedia (2012–2018), and as Chairman of the Council for the Development of the National Cultural, Art, and Museum complex "Mystetsky Arsenal".
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34. Ihor Umansky
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
economist
Ihor Ivanovych Umansky is a Ukrainian economist and civil servant. On 4 March 2020, he was appointed as the Minister of Finance of Ukraine. He was dismissed on 30 March 2020. Umansky claims he never received a formal reason for his dismissal and that he first heard of it through news reports.
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35. Rustam Temirgaliev
1976-. (aged 50)
military personnel
economist
politician
Rustam Ilmirovich Temirgaliev is the Director General Russia-China Investment Fund for Regional Development since August 8, 2018. He previously held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
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36. Viktoriia Tihipko
1973-. (aged 53)
entrepreneur
venture business
Viktoriya Viktorivna Tigipko is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor. She is the founder and managing partner of TA Ventures, the founder of the international angel investment syndicate ICLUB, co-founder of the women-in-tech community Wtech, founder of the startup conference IDCEE (Investor Day Central and Eastern Europe), founder of the Odesa International Film Festival, co-founder and Chair of...
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37. Kostyantin Zhevago
1974-. (aged 52)
economist
banker
entrepreneur
politician
Kostyantyn Valentynovych Zhevago is a Ukrainian businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine) continuously for 21 years from 1998 until 2019. Additionally, he served as the Executive Director of Ferrexpo from 2008 to 2019.
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38. Nataliya Vitrenko
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
economist
Nataliya Mykhailivna Vitrenko is a pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and scientist, who served as the Member of the Verkhovna Rada from 1995 to 2002.
39. Roman Nasirov
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Roman Mykhailovych Nasirov is a Ukrainian politician who served as the Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. He was temporarily relieved of his duties on 3 March 2017 and although he was reinstated in his function by a court decision late 2018 he did not return as head of the State Fiscal Service.
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40. Valeriia Hontareva
1964-. (aged 62)
central bank governor
economist
banker
politician
Valeriia Oleksiivna Gontareva, also spelled as Valeria Hontareva and Valeria Gontareva, is a prominent Ukrainian investment banker and millionaire. She served as Governor or Chairwoman of the National Bank of Ukraine from 19th of June 2014 until she submitted her resignation and left the bank on 11 May 2017. In 2016, Focus magazine named Valeria the most influential woman in...
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41. Maksym Stepanov
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Maksym Volodymyrovych Stepanov is a Ukrainian politician. From 30 March 2020 until 18 May 2021, he was the Minister of Healthcare. Stepanov served as Governor of the Odesa Oblast from January 2017 until April 2019. In 2023, he was issued an arrest warrant in absentia for embezzlement and money laundering.
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42. Olexander Omelchenko
1938-2021 (aged 83)
politician
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Omelchenko was a Ukrainian politician who served as Mayor of Kyiv from 1999 to 2006. Omelchenko was also a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2007 to 2012.
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43. Yurii Vitrenko
1976-. (aged 50)
economist
Yuriy Yuriyovych Vitrenko is a Ukrainian businessman.
44. Vadym Hetman
1935-1998 (aged 63)
bank manager
economist
banker
politician
Vadym Petrovych Hetman was a Ukrainian statesman, politician, and banker. He is credited with the creation of the National Bank of Ukraine, Ukraine's central bank. He was assassinated in April 1998 in his home in Kyiv. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the crime was paid for by former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko. He was posthumously conferred...
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45. Oleksandr Kubrakov
1982-. (aged 44)
entrepreneur
politician
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kubrakov is a Ukrainian economist, civil servant and politician. From May 2021 to June 2024, he served as Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
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46. Pavlo Tychyna
1891-1967 (aged 76)
opinion journalist
literary scholar
poet
politician
translator
Pavlo Hryhorovych Tychyna was a major Ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman. He composed the lyrics of the Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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47. Ivan Bakanov
1975-. (aged 51)
film producer
jurist
businessperson
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
advocate
Ivan Hennadiyovych Bakanov, is a Ukrainian politician who, from 2019 to 2022, served as head of the Security Service of Ukraine. Bakanov was a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from 2019 to 2022. Previously, he was the leader of the Servant of the People party from 2017 to 2019. Bakanov is a close childhood friend...
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48. Oleksandr Skichko
1991-. (aged 35)
television presenter
impressionist
comedian
public figure
presenter
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Skichko is a Ukrainian politician, comedian, actor, and television presenter. From 29 January 2021 to 2 March 2022 Skichko was Governor of Cherkasy Oblast.
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49. Ihor Surkis
1958-. (aged 68)
businessperson
association football executive
Ihor Mykhailovych Surkis is a Ukrainian oligarch best known for being an owner and President of Dynamo Kyiv since 2002. His brother, Hryhoriy Surkis, was the head of the Football Federation of Ukraine from August 2000 to September 2012.
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50. Serhiy Lyovochkin
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
economist
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Lyovochkin is a Ukrainian politician, formerly a member of the Parliament of Ukraine. Over 20 years, he has held various leading posts in civil service as well as top corporate positions.
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51. Yurii Yekhanurov
1948-. (aged 78)
university teacher
economist
politician
Yuriy Ivanovych Yekhanurov is a Ukrainian politician who was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2009.
52. Victoria Spartz
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Victoria Spartz is a Ukrainian-born American politician and businesswoman who is the U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district. Spartz is a member of the Republican Party, but declined receiving any Republican committee assignments. She previously represented the 20th district in the Indiana Senate.
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53. Isaak Babel
1894-1940 (aged 46)
film director
journalist
playwright
editing staff
military personnel
Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel was a Soviet writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known as the author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, and has been acclaimed as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry". Babel was arrested by the NKVD on 15 May 1939 on fabricated charges of terrorism and espionage, and executed on 27 January 1940.
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54. Oleh Sentsov
1976-. (aged 50)
film producer
screenwriter
writer
director
film screenwriter
Oleh Hennadiiovych Sentsov is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer, activist and soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Crimea. Sentsov has directed the feature films Gamer (2011), Numbers (2019, co-directed with Akhtem Seitablayev), and Rhino (2021).
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55. Oleksandr Dovzhenko
1894-1956 (aged 62)
film producer
film director
film editor
diplomat
director
Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod Pudovkin, as well as being a pioneer of Soviet montage theory.
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56. Potap
1981-. (aged 45)
songwriter
presenter
rapper
television presenter
record producer
Oleksiy Andriyovich Potapenko, known professionally as Potap (Потап) is a Ukrainian singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. He has been involved as a performer and/or producer in Potap I Nastya, Vremya I Steklo, MOZGI, and many more, releasing over 300 songs.
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57. Yehor Cherniev
1985-. (aged 41)
entrepreneur
politician
Yehor Volodymyrovych Cherniev is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the Servant of the People party in the Verkhovna Rada, number 26 on the party's list. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the Chairman of the Permanent Delegation of...
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58. Mariya Ionova
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Mariya Mykolayevna Ionova is a Ukrainian politician of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.
59. Volodymyr Yatsenko
1977-. (aged 49)
film actor
film producer
Volodymyr Viktorovych Yatsenko is a Ukrainian film producer.
60. Leopold Taburyansky
1940-. (aged 86)
politician
Leopold Ivanovych Taburyanskyi is a Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from 1990 to 1994. He was a candidate in the 1991 Ukrainian presidential election, where he gathered 0.57% of the vote.
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61. Kateryna Handziuk
1985-2018 (aged 33)
human rights defender
activist
politician
Kateryna Viktorivna Handziuk was a Ukrainian civil rights and anti-corruption activist campaigner and political advisor, who exposed corruption in her hometown of Kherson. She was attacked with sulphuric acid on 31 July 2018, and died from her injuries on 4 November 2018.
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62. Mykola Bagrayev
1964-. (aged 62)
entrepreneur
social activist
Mykola Georgiyovich Bagrayev is a Ukrainian businessman in the fields of media and show business and a social activist. He is best known as the founder of the Tavria Games, an international music festival, and the Chernomorki Games, a national charitable festival for children. He established the radio broadcasting group TAVR Media, and also played a key role in the...
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63. Oleh Seminskyi
1973-. (aged 53)
entrepreneur
politician
Oleh Valeriiovych Seminskyi is a Ukrainian businessman, kidnapping victim, and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 205th electoral district since 2019. Prior to his election, he was director of Naftogazvybudovannia from 2003 to 2011. Seminskyi was kidnapped by members of the Ukrainian mafia in 2012 and subject to torture until being released in 2015, as...
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