Who is the Current Russian foreign Minister?
Sergeĭ Viktorovich Lavrov is the current Russian Minister. He Assumed office on 24 February 2004.
Meet Sergeĭ Viktorovich Lavrov
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, a Russian diplomat, and politician was born on March 21, 1950, and has served as Russia’s Foreign Minister since 2004.
He was previously the Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, serving in that capacity from 1994 to 2004 as a member of the United Russia party.
For his role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he faces personal sanctions from the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Lavrov is the son of an Armenian father from Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, and a Russian mother from Noginsk, Russian SFSR.
He was born in Moscow. Originally, his father’s surname was Kalantaryan. His mother worked for the Soviet Foreign Trade Ministry.
Lavrov received a silver medal in high school. He intended to enroll in either the National Research Nuclear University or the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology because physics was his favorite class, but he instead enrolled in the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and graduated in 1972.
Lavrov earned his bachelor’s degree in 1972. A graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations was required to work for the Foreign Ministry for a set period of time under the rules of the time.
Lavrov worked as an advisor at the Soviet embassy in Sri Lanka because he was already an expert on the country.
Russian, English, French, Dhivehi, and Sinhala are among Lavrov’s languages.
Lavrov enjoys participating in sports. He enjoys watching football on television and is a die-hard Spartak Moscow supporter.
He is also a talented amateur footballer. He has one daughter and two grandchildren with Maria Lavrova, whom he married in 1971.
