12 Notable alumni of Zaporizhzhya National Technical University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Zaporizhzhya National Technical University is ranked #3,374 in the world and #14 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Zaporizhzhya National Technical 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 Zaporizhzhya National Technical University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yaroslav Sukhyi
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Yaroslav Mykhailovych Sukhyi is a Ukrainian communist activist and politician and former member of the Verkhovna Rada.
2. Oleksandr Romanovskyi
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Romanovskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Романовський; (born 10 August 1952, Neksykan Village, Susumansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia) — a Ukrainian politician and statesman. People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 8th convocations.
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3. Gennadiy Kozub
1969-. (aged 57)
art collector
publisher
businessperson
Gennadiy Kozub is an art production manager, publisher, art collector, gallery owner, and artist. He is a co-founder and organizer of the leading contemporary art residence in Ukraine – Biruchiy contemporary art project (2006). A CEO and co-founder of the Association of Contemporary Art Researchers (2008), the owner of the Art Zebs gallery (2008), editor-in-chief and founder of Biruchiy contemporary...
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4. Oleksandr Ponomariov
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Oleksandr Serhiyovych Ponomaryov is a Ukrainian economist and politician. He has served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine since 12 December 2012 from Ukraine's 78th electoral district, representing south-eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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5. Yuriy Kostenko
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Yuriy Ivanovych Kostenko is a Ukrainian politician and leader of the Ukrainian People's Party.
6. Valentin Tsvetkov
1948-2002 (aged 54)
statesperson
politician
Valentin Ivanovich Tsvetkov was a Russian politician who served as the governor of Magadan Oblast in the Russian Far East from 1996 until his assassination.
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7. Hennadiy Kasai
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Hennadiy Oleksandrovych Kasai is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 74th electoral district as a member of Servant of the People since 2019.
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8. Vlas Chubar
1891-1939 (aged 48)
finance minister
politician
Vlas Yakovlevich Chubar was a Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician. Chubar was arrested during the Great Terror of 1937–38 and executed early in 1939.
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9. Vyacheslav Boguslayev
1938-. (aged 88)
industrial engineer
politician
Vyacheslav Oleksandrovych Boguslayev is a Ukrainian engineer, businessman, and politician. A former member of the Party of Regions, Boguslayev served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2006 to 2019. He is primarily known as the chief engineer of Motor Sich, a company producing airplane engines.
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10. Evhen Cherniak
1969-. (aged 57)
businessperson
Yevhen Cherniak is a businessman who is the head of the supervisory board of Global Spirits and owner of the brand Khortytsia. He holds 19th place on the Ukrainian Forbes top 100.
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11. Roman Sokha
1975-. (aged 51)
professional
community leader
politician
Roman Vasylovych Sokha is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 75th electoral district as a member of Servant of the People since 2019.
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12. Igor Smirnov
1941-. (aged 85)
economist
engineer
politician
Igor Viktorovich Smirnov was a controversial Russian scientist best known for his role in Soviet-era mind control research as well as an obscure field of human behavior study he called "psychoecology". He was a son of Soviet Minister of State Security Viktor Abakumov, who was executed for his role in Joseph Stalin's political repressions.
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