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Sergey Lavrov

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Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004. He is the longest-serving Russian foreign minister since Andrei Gromyko during the Soviet Union. Lavrov was born in Moscow and graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1972. He received his first Soviet diplomatic posting in Sri Lanka, and speaks fluent Sinhala, Dhivehi, English, and French, in addition to his native Russian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergey Lavrov is the 874th most popular politician (up from 935th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Russia (up from 107th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Russian Politician.

Sergey Lavrov is a Russian diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2004. He is the longest-serving foreign minister in post-Soviet Russia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sergey Lavrov ranks 874 out of 19,576Before him are Walter Ulbricht, Stanisław Leszczyński, Nizam al-Mulk, Hong Taiji, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, and Oscar I of Sweden. After him are Władysław IV Vasa, Thutmose I, Catiline, Henry III of England, Hamid Karzai, and Jeongjo of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Sergey Lavrov ranks 7Before him are Narendra Modi, Anne, Princess Royal, Viktor Yanukovych, Zaha Hadid, Agnetha Fältskog, and Georg Bednorz. After him are Abdullah Gül, Tom Petty, Jay Leno, Vicente del Bosque, Sahle-Work Zewde, and Stevie Wonder.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergey Lavrov ranks 89 out of 3,761Before him are Boris Godunov (1552), Feodor I of Russia (1557), Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869), Alexandra Kollontai (1872), Martti Ahtisaari (1937), and Roman Jakobson (1896). After him are Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904), Andrei Rublev (1360), Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851), Alexis of Russia (1629), Vasily Arkhipov (1926), and Mikhail Kalinin (1875).

Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Sergey Lavrov ranks 33Before him are Anna of Russia (1693), Dmitry Medvedev (1965), Boris Godunov (1552), Feodor I of Russia (1557), Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869), and Martti Ahtisaari (1937). After him are Alexis of Russia (1629), Ivan III of Russia (1440), Michael of Russia (1596), Lev Kamenev (1883), Nikolai Bukharin (1888), and Nikolai Yezhov (1895).