{"id":3470,"date":"2024-01-17T05:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T05:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebestbiography.com\/?p=3470"},"modified":"2024-01-17T05:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T05:19:13","slug":"volodymyr-zelenskyy-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebestbiography.com\/volodymyr-zelenskyy-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Volodymyr Zelenskyy (President of Ukraine) Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the sixth president of Ukraine since May 20, 2019. A former comedian and an actor with limited experience in politics had won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election in April 2019. Zelensky did not hold any positions in elective office before running for the post of president.<\/p>

The world praised Volodymyr Zelenskyy <\/a><\/strong>bravery and determination to serve his war-torn country during the Russian invasion in February 2022. The global community hailed his valour of not fleeing the country amidst the political mayhem and gained recognition as a wartime leader.<\/p>

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Biography<\/strong><\/h2>

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Born<\/strong><\/td>January 25, 1978<\/td><\/tr>
Place of Birth<\/strong><\/td> Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. (now in Ukraine)<\/td><\/tr>
Age<\/strong><\/td>44<\/td><\/tr>
Parent<\/strong><\/td>Father<\/strong>: Oleksandr Zelensky
Mother<\/strong>: Rymma Zelenska<\/td><\/tr>
Spouse<\/strong><\/td>Olena Kiyashko<\/td><\/tr>
Children<\/strong><\/td>Oleksandra Zelenska<\/td><\/tr>
Education<\/strong><\/td>Kyiv National Economic University (LLB)<\/td><\/tr>
Political Affiliation<\/strong><\/td>Servant of the People<\/td><\/tr>
Title \/ Office<\/strong><\/td>President (2019-Present), Ukraine<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Physical Measurements<\/strong><\/h2>

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Body Height<\/strong><\/td>5\u201910 ft<\/td><\/tr>
Weight<\/strong><\/td>70 kg<\/td><\/tr>
Skin color<\/strong><\/td>White<\/td><\/tr>
Eye color<\/strong><\/td>light brown<\/td><\/tr>
Hair color<\/strong><\/td>black<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Educational Qualification<\/strong><\/h2>

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Starting education level<\/td>From Mongolia<\/td><\/tr>
The upper level of school education<\/td>Russia \u2013 from a private school in Mongolia<\/td><\/tr>
College or graduate education (graduation degree)<\/td>Law College of Ukraine<\/td><\/tr>
Subjects of Post Graduate Education<\/td>Law, History, Economics<\/td><\/tr>
College or University name<\/td>National Economic University of Kyiv<\/td><\/tr>
Any other degree<\/td>Acting course, comedian and artist<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Family information<\/strong><\/h2>

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Volodymyr Zelensky\u2018s father\u2019s name<\/strong><\/td>Oleksandr Zelensky<\/td><\/tr>
Mother\u2019s name<\/strong><\/td>Rimma Zelensky<\/td><\/tr>
Sister<\/strong><\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Wife<\/strong><\/td>Olena Kiyashko<\/td><\/tr>
Girlfriend<\/strong><\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Affairs<\/strong><\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Children<\/strong><\/td>2 children<\/td><\/tr>
Son<\/strong><\/td>2 sons<\/td><\/tr>
Daughter<\/strong><\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Number of family members<\/strong><\/td>6 members<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Life and Education<\/strong><\/h2>

On January 25, 1978, Volodymyr Zelensky was born to Jewish parents in Kryvyi Rih, an industrial area in southeast Ukraine where the Russian language is spoken. He was a natural Russian speaker in his early years, but he eventually picked up fluency in both English and Ukrainian. Zelensky was admitted to Kryvyy Rih Economic Institute, the nearby campus of Kyiv National Economic University, in 1995. He earned his law degree from KNEU in 2000.<\/p>

Career<\/strong><\/h2>

In 1997, the comic-turned-president founded Kvartal 95 studio — a television entertainment production company that produced many TV shows for years. Zelensky has worked in a number of films including — Love in the Big City, Office Romance, Our Time, 8 First Dates, I, You, He, She, Svanty and Paddington. <\/p>

In 2015, he starred in the television series ‘Servant of the People’ where he played the role of an anti-corruption politician who eventually becomes the Ukrainian president.  <\/p>

Zelensky, whose grandfather served in the Soviet Army during the Second World War, also worked as a creative director and screenwriter and performed at stand-up comedy shows.<\/p>

In March 2018, Kvartal 95 established the political party ‘Servant of the People’ that won the first single-party majority in Ukrainian history in parliament in July 2019.<\/p>

In 2019, Zelensky contested the presidential election and defeated Petro Poroshenko in a landslide victory as he won 73.2 per cent of the votes. On May 20, 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky was sworn in as the sixth President of Ukraine. <\/p>

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Volodymyr Zelensky’s Entertainment career<\/strong><\/h2>

At the age of 17, he joined a comedy competition team at the local KVN. He was invited to join the united Ukrainian team “Zaporizhia-Krivy Rih-Transit”, which performed in the Major League of KVN. And finally won in 1997.<\/p>

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Film career of Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong><\/h3>