Davyd Arakhamia
Davyd Heorhiyovych Arakhamia[a] (born 23 May 1979[2]), also known by the pseudonym David Braun,[3][4] is a Russian-born Ukrainian Georgian politician and entrepreneur. He is a member of the Servant of the People political party.[5] Arakhamia was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.[6] In parliament he was elected as his party's faction leader on 29 August 2019.[7]
Davyd Arakhamia | |
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Давид Арахамія | |
Arakhamia in 2020 | |
| Faction leader of Servant of the People | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019[1] | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| Constituency | Servant of the People, No. 4 |
| Advisor to the Minister of Defence of Ukraine | |
| In office 2014 - 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1979 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Political party | Servant of the People |
| Education |
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| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Early life and career
Davyd Heorhiyovych Arakhamia was born on 23 May 1979 in Sochi, in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.[8] He lived in Gagra in Georgia until in 1992, fleeing the war in Abkhazia, he moved with his parents to Mykolaiv, Ukraine.[8]
Arakhamia studied Economics at the European University in Kyiv. Arakhamia passed the Professional Management master course at the Open University in London.[9]
He is a co-founder of several IT companies including TemplateMonster and Weblium.[10]
In March 2014, after the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Arakhamia, along with friends, started a website to raise funds for the equipment of the paratroopers of the 79th Air Assault Brigade.[8]
Political career
Arakhamia was appointed as an Adviser to the Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast in August 2014.[8] In October 2014, he became Adviser to the Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Council of Volunteers at the Ministry of Defense.[11]
He has served as Secretary of the National Investment Council of Ukraine since August 2019.[12]
Servant of the People
Arakhamia heads the parliamentary faction of Servant of the People.[1]
In 2021, Arakhamia proclaimed that Servant of the People shared principles with the Chinese Communist Party, also stating that Ukraine "sees China as an example and considers it a strategic partner."[13]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Arakhamia was part of a close circle of advisors who remained in the capital of Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[14] On February 28, Arakhamia was named a member of the negotiating team sent to Pripyat on the Ukraine-Belarus border for talks on a potential ceasefire.[15]
Recognition
In 2019, 2020, and 2021, Arakhamia was rated as one of the top 100 influential people of Ukraine according to the Novoye Vremya magazine, ranking 36th,[16] 43rd[17] and 37th place, respectively. In 2020, he took 21st place in the top 100 most influential Ukrainians according to the Focus magazine.[18] In 2021, he took 6th place.[19]
Controversy
Reopening North Crimean Canal
On 11 February 2020, Arakhamia announced on Priamyi the possibility of restarting the supply of Russian-controlled Crimea through the North Crimean Canal.[20][21] In response, he was widely condemned by other politicians and the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, with the latter accusing him of "surrender". Arakhamia later apologised for his comments.
Sexism
In late June 2020, Arakhamia and deputy leader of Servant of the People Oleksandr Kornienko were widely accused of sexism after a hot mic recording showed them describing female People's Deputy Iryna Allakhverdiieva in terms such as "working woman [...] like a ship pine", and, "bring someone like her to the President and you'll see... his jaw will fucking drop." Arakhamia claimed that the recording had been doctored, but Kornienko contradicted him, not only admitting that the remarks were true but stating that they had been about Tetiana Dombrovska, Servant of the People's candidate for mayor of Mykolaiv. Kornienko apologised both for himself and on behalf of Arakhamia.[22][23]
Personal life
Arakhamia has remarried after his first marriage.[8] He has six children.[8]
Awards
- Order of Merit, Third Class – 2014[24]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Factions were formed in the Rada, RBC Ukraine (29 August 2019)
(in Ukrainian) Later, the new head of the Ministry of Health will be replaced by Radutsky - Arachamia, Ukrayinska Pravda (31 August 2019) - ^ "Арахамія Давид Георгійович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "David Braun". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian delegation to take part in Ukrainian-Russian talks on Wednesday - Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine.
- ^ "President Zelenskyy Announces His Party Members". Hromadske International. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Some 254 MPs enter Rada from Servant of the People, 124 MPs from other parties, 46 MPs self-appointed". Interfax-Ukraine. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Later, the new head of the Ministry of Health will be replaced by Radutsky - Arachamia. Ukrayinska Pravda. 31 August 2019
- ^ a b c d e f (in Russian)"Short biography of Davyd Arakhamia". LIGA. /(website has automatic Google Translate option)
- ^ "Ukraine could at least triple investment flow into country – secretary of National Investment Council Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Ukraine could at least triple investment flow into country – secretary of National Investment Council Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ [List of deputies from the "Servant of the People" party]. sluga-narodu.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "President of Ukraine appointed David Arakhamia Secretary of the National Investment Council". president.gov.ua. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Арахамія заявив, що «Слуга народу» має спільні принципи з Комуністичною партією Китаю" [Arakhamia says Servant of the People has common principles with the Chinese Communist Party]. Bykvu (in Ukrainian). 7 July 2021. from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Hopkins, Valerie (25 February 2022). "In Video, a Defiant Zelensky Says, 'We Are Here'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Арахамія повідомив про позиції України на переговорах із Росією" [Arahamiya announced Ukraine's position in talks with Russia]. Радіо Свобода.
- ^ "Вспышка сверхновых. НВ обнародовал рейтинг 100 самых влиятельных людей Украины" [Supernova explosion. NV published the rating of 100 most influential people in Ukraine]. nv.ua. Novoe Vremya. 15 August 2019.
- ^ Emal Naby (20 August 2020). "Зеленский, Ахметов и Аваков: кто вошел в список самых влиятельных украинцев в 2020 году" [Zelensky, Akhmetov and Avakov: who entered the list of the most influential Ukrainians in 2020]. 24tv.ua.
- ^ "#21 Давид Арахамия в рейтинге «Время миньонов. 100 самых влиятельных украинцев по версии журнала Фокус»" [#21 David Arakhamia in the rating "Time of minions. 100 most influential Ukrainians according to Focus magazine"]. focus.ua. Focus. 14 December 2020.
- ^ "#6 Давид Арахамия в рейтинге «Зеленский vs Ахметов. 100 самых влиятельных украинцев по версии журнала Фокус»" [#6 David Arakhamia in the rating “Zelensky vs Akhmetov. 100 most influential Ukrainians according to Focus magazine]. focus.ua. Focus. 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Вода в Крим в обмін на виведення військ з Донбасу: Арахамія розповів про можливий компроміс з Росією" [Water in Crimea in exchange for withdrawal of troops from Donbas: Arakamia spoke about a possible compromise with Russia]. Priamyi (in Ukrainian). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Арахамія згоден пустити воду в Крим в обмін на поступки щодо Донбасу" [Arakhamia agrees to let water into Crimea in exchange for concessions on the Donbas]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Dumska, Oksana (24 June 2020). "«Корабельна сосна» і ще 4 сексистські скандали нової влади" ["Ship Pine" and 4 more sexist scandals of the new government]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ [Entrepreneur and public figure, whom Servants called "working woman", turns out to be Putin supporter]. Priamyi (in Ukrainian). 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №676/2014" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №676 / 2014]. Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України.
External links
- Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian)
- Davyd Arakhamia on Facebook