Maria Zakharova
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson since 2015 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Мария Владимировна Захарова; born 24 December 1975) is a Russian politician who serves as the director of the information and press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation[1] She has been the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2015.
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Zakharova.
Quick Facts Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, President ...
Maria Zakharova | |
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Мария Захарова | |
Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation | |
Assumed office 10 August 2015 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Alexander Lukashevich |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova (1975-12-24) 24 December 1975 (age 48) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Spouse |
Andrei Makarov (m. 2005) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) |
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She has a degree of Candidate in Historical Sciences, the Russian equivalent of a PhD.[2]