Aleksandr Zharov
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Aleksandr Zharov

Russian politician

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov (also Alexander; Russian: Александр Александрович Жаров; born 11 August 1964) is a Russian politician. He served as head of Roskomnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications) from 2012 to 2020.2

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Born Aug 11, 1964.1

About

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedRussian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration3
  • Date not recordedSouth Ural State Medical University3

Chelyabinsk Medical Academy (1987) — anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist;

F.F. Erisman Federal Research Center of Hygiene (2004) — Candidate of Sciences;

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (2006) — law school.

Zharov has the class rank of 1st Class Government Councilor of State.

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Career

Occupation: politician.6

  • Date not recordedChief executive, Gazprom-Media4
  • Date not recordedDirector of the Federal Security Service5

Personal life

  • BornAug 11, 1964, Chelyabinsk7
  • CitizenshipRussia, Soviet Union8

Zharov is married, his wife is a businesswoman, her name and business are not officially disclosed. They have 6 children.

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Awards

  • 2024Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class9
  • 2014Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class9
  • 2010Order of Honour9
  • Date not recordedOrder of Alexander Nevsky9