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Irina Vlah

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Irina Fiodorovna Vlah (Gagauz: İrina Vlah; Romanian: Irina Fiodorovna Vlah; Russian: Ирина Фёдоровна Влах, romanized: Irina Fyodorovna Vlakh; born 26 February 1974) is a Moldovan politician. She served as the governor of Gagauzia from 2015 to 2023 and as a member of the Moldovan parliament from 2005 to 2015. She was the first woman to lead the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. In 2025, Vlah was subject to sanctions in Canada and was banned from entering Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and Estonia due to actions of Russian interference before the 2025 Moldovan parliamentary election, while the Moldovan authorities blocked bank accounts belonging to her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Irina Vlah is the 17,813th most popular politician (down from 17,591st in 2024), the 66th most popular biography from Moldova (down from 65th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Moldovan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Irina Vlah ranks 17,818 out of 19,576. Before her are John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Timur Kulibayev, Leonid Slutsky, Hérard Abraham, Youssef Chahed, Thomas McKean, Mariella Mularoni, Daniel Elena, Bharrat Jagdeo, Abraham Beame, and Zilya Valeeva. After her are Hussein Farrah Aidid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Irina Vlah ranks 396. Before her are David Faustino, Dimitar Kovačevski, Andrej Danko, Eva-Maria Liimets, Breckin Meyer, and Carmit Bachar. After her are Alexander Zickler, Paulo Jamelli, Stephen Merchant, Samoth, Miroslav Šatan, and Tayfun Korkut.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Irina Vlah ranks 66 out of 107. Before her are Natalia Gordienco (1987), Arsenie Todiraș (1983), Aureliu Ciocoi (1968), Vladimir Konstantinov (1956), Sofía Ímber (1924), and Nelly Ciobanu (1974). After her are Patricia Kopatchinskaja (1977), Serghei Cleșcenco (1972), Tudor Casapu (1963), Chiril Gaburici (1976), Natalia Valeeva (1969), and Evghenia Guțul (1986).

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Among POLITICIANS In Moldova

Among politicians born in Moldova, Irina Vlah ranks 29. Before her are Iurie Leancă (1963), Serhiy Tihipko (1960), Ivan Calin (1935), Natalia Gherman (1969), Aureliu Ciocoi (1968), and Vladimir Konstantinov (1956). After her are Chiril Gaburici (1976), Evghenia Guțul (1986), Igor Grosu (1972), Valeriu Streleț (1970), Aleksandr Martynov (1981), and Nicu Popescu (1981).

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