Oleksandr Abdullin

Oleksandr Abdullin
Born	(1962-06-29) June 29, 1962 Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupation(s)	Journalist, politician
Years active	1985–present
Known for	Member of the Verkhovna Rada

Oleksandr Rafkatovych Abdullin (, born June 29, 1962, in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian journalist and politician who serves as a member of parliament.

Career and Employment History

• 1979–1981 – Worked as a turner at the "Tochelektroprylad" factory in Kyiv.
• 1981–1983 – Completed compulsory military service.
• 1983–1989 – Studied journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
• 1985–1987 – Served as a correspondent for the newspaper "News from Ukraine."
• 1987–1992 – Held roles as correspondent and business manager at "Robitnycha gazeta" (Labour Newspaper).
• 1992–1993 – Appointed Director of the company "Inter Trade."
• 1993–1995 – Served as Vice-President of the "Republic" corporation.
• 1995–1998 – President of CJSC "Intergaz," based in Kyiv.

Honors and Recognitions

• Awarded the title of Honoured Journalist of Ukraine in 1997.
• Recognized as a Chernobyl Disaster Liquidator.
• Received the Order of Saint Prince Vladimir I and II classes, a Diploma from Pope John Paul II, and the "For Merits" I class medal from the Union of Afghanistan Veterans.
• Honored with the Orders of Merit in both II and III classes.
• Granted the Diploma by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in 2005.

3rd Verkhovna Rada (1998–2002)

• From October 1998 until April 2002, served as People's Deputy representing electoral district No. 97 in Kyiv region; elected with 48.8% of votes among ten contenders; at that time, held presidency at CJSC "Intergaz."
• Between February 1999 and April 2001, affiliated with the "Vidrodzhennya regioniv" parliamentary group (Revival of the Regions).
• Joined the faction of the "Democratic Union" Party starting April 2001.
• Member of the Committee on Construction, Transport and Communications since February 1999.
• In March 1998, ran for People's Deputy as candidate No.10 on the Christian-Democratic Party of Ukraine list.

4th Verkhovna Rada (2002–2006)

Abdullin secured election from constituency No.156 in Rivne region, nominated by the electoral bloc "Democratic Party of Ukraine – Democratic Union Party," winning with 34.86% against fourteen rivals. During this period, he was a sitting People's Deputy and member of the Democratic Union Party. His factional affiliations included "United Ukraine" (May–June 2002), European Choice Group (June–December 2002), SDPU (December 2002–March 2005), and from March 2005 onward, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. He participated on the Committee focused on Environmental Policy, Natural Resources, and Mitigation of Chornobyl Accident consequences starting June 2002.

Date assigned as MP	14 May 2002
Political party during election	Democratic Union Party
Level of education	Higher education
Occupation	Journalist
Previous employment	Member of Parliament
Committee membership	Environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Chornobyl Accident Consequences Elimination Committee
Role within committee	Member
Parliamentary factions	SDPU; previously part of "United Ukraine" (May–June 2002)

5th through 8th Verkhovna Rada (2006–present)

In April 2006, Abdullin was elected to the fifth convocation of Verkhovna Rada, positioned at number seventy-four on the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc party list. He functioned as a People's Deputy representing All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland," contributing to the Committee on Environmental Policy and assuming the role of Deputy Chairman from August that year.

He was re-elected in November 2007 to serve in the sixth Verkhovna Rada via Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc's list. During the 2012 parliamentary elections, he retained his seat through "Fatherland," ranked twenty-eighth on their electoral list.

Abdullin continued his parliamentary tenure following both the 2014 election—where he was seventeenth on "Fatherland’s" list—and again in 2019, holding eleventh position on the same party’s candidate roster.

Personal life

Born in Kyiv on 29 June 1962, Abdullin is proficient in both English and French. He is married to Tetyana, also born in 1962, who works as a designer within the construction industry. Together, they have two daughters: Yevhenia, born in 1988, and Oleksandra, born in 1991.

References

• Alexander Abdulin' profile at the official Verkhovna Rada website