Yevhen Murayev

Yevheniy Murayev
Євгеній Мураєв
Murayev in 2015
People's Deputy of Ukraine
8th convocation
In office
27 November 2014 – 29 August 2019
ConstituencyKharkiv Oblast, No. 181
7th convocation
In office
12 December 2012 – 27 November 2014
ConstituencyKharkiv Oblast, No. 181
Head of Zmiiv Raion
In office
2010–2012
Personal details
Born
Yevheniy Volodymyrovych Murayev

(1976-12-02) 2 December 1976 (age 47)
Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipUkraine
Nationality
  • Soviet
  • Ukrainian
Political party
Children4
OccupationMedia proprietor
Known forTV channels NewsOne and NASH

Yevheniy Volodymyrovych Murayev (Ukrainian: Євгеній Володимирович Мураєв; born 2 December 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and media owner. He was the leader of the now-banned political party Nashi.

Murayev has been a deputy of the Kharkiv Oblast Council (two convocations) and a deputy of the Ukrainian parliament between 2012 and 2019 (VII convocation and VIII convocation).[1][2] In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Murayev headed the nationwide list of Opposition Bloc, but this party failed to win a parliamentary seat.

Murayev is a former member of Party of Regions and Opposition Bloc[3] and former chairman of the political council of the For Life (Za zhyttia) party.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Murayev disappeared and was rumoured to be in Russia, while other sources claimed he lived in Austria. The British government alleged prior to the invasion that Murayev was selected by Kremlin to be the next president of Ukraine under a new government.[4]

  1. ^ "Donald Trump's victory is good for Ukraine – MP". EurAsia Daily. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) Yevhen Murayev biography, Civil movement "Chesno"
  3. ^ "Yevgeniy Murayev on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  4. ^ "Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 February 2024.