Irina Khakamada

Irina Khakamada
Ирина Хакамада
Khakamada in 2008
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma
In office
31 May 2000 – 29 December 2003
Member of the State Duma
In office
12 December 1993 – 29 December 2003
Personal details
Born
Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada

(1955-04-13) 13 April 1955 (age 69)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party
Children2
Alma materRUDN University
Websitewww.hakamada.ru

Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada (Russian: Ири́на Муцу́овна Хакама́да, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə mʊˈtsuəvnə xəkɐˈmadə]; born 13 April 1955) is a Russian economist, political activist, journalist, teacher, publicist, and politician who ran in the 2004 Russian presidential election.

Khakamada was a former member (deputy) of the lower house (the State Duma) of the Russian parliament for three convocations (electoral terms, 1993–2003) and vice-chair of the house; co-chair of a political party Union of Right Forces (1999–2003), presidential candidate of the Russian Federation (2004), member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (2012–2018).

In 1995, Time named Khakamada a 21st-century politician among 100 well-known women in the world.[1][2]

In 2002, Khakamada served as a rapporteur from Russia at the 57th session of the UN General Assembly. 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.[3]

  1. ^ "Speaking impression: what unites Hillary Clinton, Irina Khakamada and Tatyana Navka". forbes.ru (in Russian). June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Irina Khakamada – for free Russia". alefmagazine.com (in Russian). July 24, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Irina Khakamada: "I am grateful to my enemies - they taught me how to use a sword!"". Premiere Magazine. June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2021.