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Oleksandr Zelenskyy
Олександр Семенович Зеленський
Born (1947-12-23) 23 December 1947 (age 76)
Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Alma materKryvyi Rih State University
SpouseRymma Zelenska
ChildrenVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsDepartment of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware of Kryvyi Rih State University

Oleksandr Semenovych Zelenskyy (Ukrainian: Олександр Семенович Зеленський; born 23 December 1947), also known as Aleksandr Zelensky (Russian: Александр Семенович Зеленский), is a Ukrainian mining scientist who specializes in the automation of geological and surveying support. He is a professor[1] and a doctor of technical sciences.[2] Zelenskyy has been the head of the Kryvyi Rih State University's Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware since 1995. He is the father of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Early life and family

Oleksandr Semenovych Zelensky was born in Kryvyi Rih, Soviet Ukraine, on 23 December 1947. He is of Jewish origin.[3][4][5][6] His father, Semyon (Simon) Ivanovych Zelenskyy, served in the Red Army's 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division.[7] He is married to Rymma Zelenska, and is the father of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (born 1978).[8][9]

Academic career

Oleksandr Zelensky earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Kryvyi Rih State University in 1972. In 1983, he defended his dissertation at the Moscow State Mining University, titled "Automated calculation of iron ore reserves in the ICS quarry." Zelenskyy has been the head of the Kryvyi Rih State University's Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware since 1995.[10]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Криворізький економічний інститут". www.kneu.dp.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Что известно о родителях Зеленского: редкие семейные фото". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "ethnic Ukrainian father's farer's medal certificate" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ Зеленский Владимир (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ Jewish comic who plays Ukraine president on TV leads Ukraine’s presidential race Archived 31 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, The Times of Israel (13 March 2019).
  6. ^ Higgins, Andrew (24 April 2019). "Ukraine's Newly Elected President Is Jewish. So Is Its Prime Minister. Not All Jews There Are Pleased". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Отбил 4 атаки и уничтожил врага: чем прославился дедушка Зеленского во Второй мировой войне". 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. ^ Vladimir Zelensky told about his relationship with his parents Archived 7 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine by Television Service of News, Channel 1+1, 28 September 2017 (in Ukrainian)
  9. ^ Volodymyr Zelensky Archived 7 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine interview by Dmitry Gordon at the official website, 26 December 2018 (in Russian)
  10. ^ Zelensky Oleksandr Semenovich Archived 7 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine at the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics official website (in Ukrainian)
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