Vladimir Uyba

Vladimir Uyba
Владимир Уйба
Official portrait, 2020
5th Head of the Komi Republic
In office
2 April 2020 – 5 November 2024
Preceded bySergey Gaplikov
Succeeded byRostislav Goldstein (acting)
Personal details
Born (1958-10-04) October 4, 1958 (age 66)
Omsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
SpouseGalina Yurievna Uyba
Children5
Alma materUral State Medical University
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
OccupationScientist, doctor

Vladimir Viktorovich Uyba (Russian: Владимир Викторович Уйба), born in 1958, is a Russian statesman, scientist, and doctor, who has served as the 5th Head of the Komi Republic from 2020 to 2024. Before being appointed to that position, he was deputy health minister and head of the Federal Biomedical Agency.[1][2]

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[3] He is a doctor of medical sciences, a professor, and was awarded a honorary titles of the Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honored Doctor of the Chechen Republic, Honored Doctor of the Republic of Ingushetia, and Honored Doctor of the Republic of South Ossetia. He is of Estonian descent through his father.[4]

  1. ^ "Putin Replaces Head of Remote Russian Region After Coronavirus Outbreak". The New York Times. 2020-04-04. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  2. ^ "Russia to introduce genotype based technology for selecting astronauts in 2020-2021". TASS. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ^ О присвоении классного чина государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации Уйбе В.В. (Decree 569) (in Russian). President of Russia. 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Владимир Уйба рассказал, почему не склоняется его фамилия". komiinform.ru.