Year of birth: 1979

In 2001 – graduated from the Institute of Philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a Master's degree in Philology (Arabic and English languages);

In 2010 – graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine with a Master's degree in Foreign Policy;

In 2015, he defended the thesis on "World History" specialization, Ph.D.

Professional background:

09.2001-09.2004 – assistant, fellow of the Middle East Department of the Institute of Philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;

09.2004-02.2008 – third secretary (informational, cultural, and humanitarian issues) of the Embassy of Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates;

11.2008-06.2010 – student of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;

07.2010-10.2012 – second, first secretary of the Fifth Territorial Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, personal assistant to the Special Representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa;

10.2012-10.2013 – counsellor of the Desk for the Middle East and the Gulf, Office of the Middle East and Africa, Fourth Territorial Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;

10.2013-12.2017 – DCM, counsellor of the Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Qatar;

02.2018-09.2018 – counsellor of the Desk for the Gulf countries, Department of the Middle East and African countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;

07.2018-06.2022 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria;

On July 12, 2022, he was appointed as the Special Representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa by a decree of the President of Ukraine.

Fluent in Arabic and English.

Received a diploma from the Vienna Diplomatic Academy for successfully completing a training course on the European policy of the "Eastern Partnership" (2009).

Diplomatic rank – Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, second class.

Married, has two sons.