Davyd Arakhamia

Davyd Heorhiyovych Arakhamia (Ukrainian: Давид Георгійович Арахамія; born 23 May 1979[2]) is a Ukrainian politician, businessman and volunteer of Georgian descent. He is a member of the Servant of the People political party.[3] Arakhamia was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.[4] In parliament he was elected as his party's faction leader on 29 August 2019.[5]

Davyd Arakhamia
Давид Арахамія
Faction leader of the Servant of the People
Assumed office
29 August 2019[1]
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Assumed office
29 August 2019
Personal details
Born
Davyd Heorhiyovych Arakhamia

(1979-05-23) 23 May 1979
Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyServant of the People
EducationEuropean University (Ukraine)
Open University (London)
Occupationbusinessman
volunteer

Biography

Arakhamia was born on 23 May 1979 in Sochi in the Russian FSSR of the Soviet Union.[6] He lived in Gagra in Georgia until in 1992, fleeing the war in Abkhazia, he moved with his parents to (the Ukrainian city) Mykolaiv.[6]

Arakhamia studied Economics at the European University (Ukraine). Arakhamia passed the Professional Management master course at the Open University in London.[7]

He is a co-founder of several IT companies including TemplateMonster and Weblium.[8]

In March 2014 Arahamia, along with friends, started a website to raise funds for the equipment of the paratroopers of the 79th Airmobile Brigade.[6]

Arakhamia was appointed as an Adviser to the Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast in August 2014.[6] In October 2014, he became Adviser to the Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Council of Volunteers at the Ministry of Defense.[9]

He has served as Secretary of the National Investment Council since August 2019.[10]

Arakhamia heads the party faction Servant of the People.[1]

Personal life

Arrakhamia has remarried after his first marriage.[6] He has three children.[6]

Arrakhamia has been involved in public scandals. In February 2020, while participating in the program of the «Pryamyi» («Direct») TV channel, Arakhamia announced the possibility of restoring water supply to the Crimea.[11] And in June 2020 Arakhamia fell into a sexist scandal, when he was heard allegedly discussing with the head of the Servant of the People party Oleksandr Kornienko, the appearance of a people's deputy Iryna Allakhverdiyeva.[12] A few days later Kornienko apologized but admitted that the two men were overheard discussing the looks of their party's mayoral candidate Tetiana Dombrovska (in the 2020 Ukrainian local elections in Mykolaiv).[13]

Awards

See also
  • List of members of the parliament of Ukraine, 2019–24

References
  1. (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)
  2. "Арахамія Давид Георгійович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. "President Zelenskyy Announces His Party Members". Hromadske International. June 9, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. "Some 254 MPs enter Rada from Servant of the People, 124 MPs from other parties, 46 MPs self-appointed". Interfax-Ukraine. July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. Later, the new head of the Ministry of Health will be replaced by Radutsky - Arachamia. Ukrayinska Pravda. 31 August 2019
  6. (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short biography of Davyd Arakhamia, LIGA
  7. "Ukraine could at least triple investment flow into country – secretary of National Investment Council Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine. June 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  8. "Ukraine could at least triple investment flow into country – secretary of National Investment Council Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  9. "Список депутатів від партії "Слуга Народу"". sluga-narodu.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  10. "President of Ukraine appointed David Arakhamia Secretary of the National Investment Council". president.gov.ua. June 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  11. "Вода в Крим в обмін на виведення військ з Донбасу: Арахамія розповів про можливий компроміс з Росією" (in Ukrainian). «Pryamyi». 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  12. ""Баба рабочая, президент аж подпрыгнет": появилось видео, как лидеры "слуг народа" обсуждают депутата фракции" (in Ukrainian). «Bykvu.com». 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  13. Korniyenko Apologizes To Monday Allakhverdiyeva (Servant Of The People) And Mykolayiv City Mayor Candidate Dombrovska, Says That Footage Of His Talk To Arakhamia Authentic, Ukranews (25 June 2020)
  14. (in Ukrainian) Decree of The President of Ukraine № 676/2014
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