Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, said that he does not understand how the President of Ukraine can support neo-Nazis, having a father who fought the Nazis during World War II. How old is Zelensky’s father and what are the real facts of his biography? ICTV Facts found out.
How old is Zelensky’s father
In 2023, Alexander Semenovich Zelensky turned 76 years old. He was born on December 23, 1947 in Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk region, where he still lives.
Zelensky Sr. is known not only as the father of the current President of Ukraine, but also as a scientist, Doctor of Technical Sciences and professor of the Department of Computer Science at the Krivoy Rog Economic Institute.
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Basic facts of the biography of Alexander Zelensky
Alexander Zelensky is married to Rimma Vladimirovna Zelenskaya. In this marriage they had their only son, Vladimir.
Zelensky Sr. devoted his entire professional life and career to mining.
Basic facts of professional biography:
- 1972 – graduated with honors from the Krivoy Rog Mining Institute;
- 1983 – defended his PhD thesis in the field of surveying (mining branch);
- 1992 – appointed associate professor of the Department of Computer Science, Economic Informatics and Statistics of the Krivoy Rog Economic Institute;
- 1995 – took the position of head of the Department of Information Technologies of KEI;
- 2003 – defended his doctoral dissertation and was awarded the academic degree Doctor of Technical Sciences;
- 2005 – awarded the academic title of professor.
Over the years of scientific activity, Alexander Zelensky has written more than 140 scientific articles, is a co-author of four monographs, has collaborated with the Erdenet plant (Mongolia) for more than 20 years in the development of a large copper-molybdenum deposit, and has conducted research work at Inguletskoe and Novokrivorozhskoe mining and processing plants.
