Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Zalinsky)

Born

1978-01-25

Father

Oleksandr Zelenskyy (Professor, Computer Scientist)

Mother

Rymma Zelenska (Retired Engineer)

Education

Law degree from Kyiv National Economic University

Full Name

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy

Languages

Russian (native speaker), Ukrainian, English

Birthplace

Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)

Grandfather

Semyon Zelenskyy (Infantryman, Colonel)

Nationality

Ukrainian

Assumed Office

2019-05-20

Current Office

6th President of Ukraine

Political Party

Servant of the People (since 2018)

Pre-presidency Profession

Comedian, Actor, Entertainer

1978-01-25

1995

1997-2003

2003-2011

2011-2012

2013-2019

2018

2019

2019-05-20

2022-02

2024-02-08

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy( (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War with Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022. [...] Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born to Jewish parents on 25 January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.( His father, Oleksandr Zelenskyy, is a professor and computer scientist and the head of the Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware at the Kryvyi Rih State University of Economics and Technology; his mother, Rymma Zelenska, is a retired engineer.( His grandfather, Semyon Zelenskyy")[uk], served as an infantryman, reaching the rank of colonel [...] | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | | --- | | Володимир Зеленський | | Image 5 Zelenskyy in 2022 | | | | 6th President of Ukraine | | Incumbent | | Assumed office 20 May 2019 | | Prime Minister | Volodymyr Groysman Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmyhal | | Preceded by | Petro Poroshenko | | | | Personal details | | Born | (1978-01-25) 25 January 1978 (age 47) Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | | Political party | Independent( | | Other political affiliations | Servant of the People (2018–present) |

Volodymyr Zelensky (born January 25, 1978, Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. [now in Ukraine]) is a Ukrainian actor and comedian who was elected president of Ukraine in 2019. Although he was a political novice, Zelensky’s anti-corruption platform won him widespread support, and his significant online following translated into a solid electoral base. He won a landslide victory over incumbent Petro Poroshenko in the second round of the 2019 presidential election. President Zelensky’s leadership [...] Zelensky was born to Jewish parents in the industrial metropolis of Kryvyy Rih in southern Ukraine. When he was a small child, his family relocated to Erdenet, Mongolia, for four years before returning to Kryvyy Rih, where Zelensky entered school. Like many people from Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, he grew up as a native Russian speaker, but he also acquired fluency in both Ukrainian and English. In 1995 he entered Kryvyy Rih Economic Institute, the local campus of Kyiv National Economic

Volodymyr Zelensky, born on January 25, 1978, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, is a significant political figure who transitioned from a successful career in entertainment to become the sixth president of Ukraine in 2019. Prior to his presidency, Zelensky gained fame as a comedian and actor, especially noted for his role in the sitcom "Servant of the People," where he portrayed a teacher who unexpectedly becomes president. His ascent to political power capitalized on his charisma and an unorthodox [...] Volodymyr Zelensky (sometimes anglicized as Zelenskyy) was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on January 25, 1978. He was from a Jewish family, with parents Alexander, a professor, and Rimma, an engineer. During Zelensky’s youth, Ukraine was a republic in the Soviet Union. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 allowed Ukraine to secure its independence but left it in a precarious position, particularly due to ongoing influence from its powerful neighbor, Russia. However, Zelensky showed little [...] Born: January 25, 1978 Place of Birth: Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine

Image 8: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shake hand with Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Ukraine’s top general and told him it’s time for someone new to lead the army. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) [...] Zelenskyy, left, shakes hand with then Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, February 8, 2024. Zaluzhnyi, who has since been moved to the UK as Ukraine’s ambassador, is vastly popular in Ukraine and seen by many as a potential rival for the top job [FILE: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP] Zelenskyy emerging rival: Zaluzhnyi ----------------------------------- [...] Borislav Bereza, a former legislator with the nationalist UKROP party, claimed in a webposted video in late December that Zelenskyy’s team may initiate criminal charges against Zaluzhnyi for allegedly ordering the removal of landmines between annexed Crimea and the southern Kherson region days before the invasion. Most ofKherson was taken overby Russia in early March 2022. In Zaluzhnyi, Zelenskyy may have found his nemesis and main political rival.