Alexander Mazhuga (also spelled as Majouga, russian: Александр Георгиевич Мажуга; born 6 August 1980,

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the

8th State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 8th convocation (russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации восьмого созы� ...

. In 2013, he was granted a

Doctor of Sciences Doctor of Sciences ( rus, доктор наук, p=ˈdoktər nɐˈuk, abbreviated д-р наук or д. н.; uk, доктор наук; bg, доктор на науките; be, доктар навук) is a higher doctoral degree in the Russi ...

in Chemistry degree. In 2003, Mazhuga started working at the

MSU Faculty of Chemistry MSU Faculty of chemistry - the Faculty of Moscow State University. Established at 1929. Dean - professor Stepan Kalmykov. Nowadays there about 1800 employees at the faculty, among them are 315 professors and over 800 engineers and research worke ...

. He is an author of scientific 15 patents, including international ones. From 2018 to 2021, he headed the

D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (MUCTR) (russian: «Российский химико-технологический университет имени Д. И. Менделеева», РХТУ) — is a federal state budg ...

. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the

. On 12 October 2021 he became the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Science and Higher Education. In 2019, Mazhuga took 44th place among the 118 youngest scientists in the world. In February 2022 voted for recognition of the independence of Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. Publicly supported the war in Ukraine. Expressed concerns about potential development of the biological weapon in the eastern Ukraine and warned about the potential use of the biological weapon against Russia.

Sanctions

He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA.

References

1980 births Living people United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions {{Russia-politician-stub