Davyd Arakhamia

Davyd Heorhiyovych Arakhamia (Ukrainian: Давид Георгійович Арахамія; Georgian: დავით გიორგის-ძე არახამია; born 23 May 1979[2]), also known by the name David Braun,[3][4] is a Ukrainian politician, businessman and volunteer of Georgian descent. He is a member of the Servant of the People political party.[5] Arakhamia was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.[6] In parliament he was elected as his party's faction leader on 29 August 2019.[7]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Heorhiyovych and the family name is Arakhamia.
Davyd Arakhamia
Давид Арахамія
Faction leader of the Servant of the People
Assumed office
29 August 2019[1]
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Assumed office
29 August 2019
Personal details
Born
Davyd Heorhiyovych Arakhamia

(1979-05-23) 23 May 1979
Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyServant of the People
EducationEuropean University (Ukraine)
Open University (London)
Occupationbusinessman
volunteer

Biography

Arakhamia was born on 23 May 1979 in Sochi, Soviet Union.[8] He lived in Gagra in Georgia until in 1992, fleeing the war in Abkhazia, he moved with his parents to (the Ukrainian city) Mykolaiv.[8]

Arakhamia studied Economics at the European University (Ukraine). Arakhamia passed the Professional Management master course at the Open University in London.[9]

He is a co-founder of several IT companies including TemplateMonster and Weblium.[10]

In March 2014 Arahamia, along with friends, started a website to raise funds for the equipment of the paratroopers of the 79th Airmobile Brigade.[8]

Arakhamia was appointed as an Adviser to the Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast in August 2014.[8] In October 2014, he became Adviser to the Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Council of Volunteers at the Ministry of Defense.[11]

He has served as Secretary of the National Investment Council since August 2019.[12]

Arakhamia heads the party faction Servant of the People.[1]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Arakhamia was part of a close circle of advisors who remained in the capital of Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[13] On February 28, Arakhamia was named a member of the negotiating team sent to Pripyat on the Ukraine-Belarus border for talks on a potential ceasefire.[14]

Recognition

In 2019—2021, Arakhamia is in the top 100 influential people of Ukraine according to the Novoe Vremya magazine, ranking 36th,[15] 43rd [16] and 37th place, respectively. In 2020, Davyd Arakhamia took 21st place in the top 100 most influential Ukrainians according to the Focus magazine.[17] In 2021 he took 6th place.[18]

Personal life

Arakhamia has remarried after his first marriage.[8] He has six children.[8]

Awards

See also

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) Factions were formed in the Rada, RBC Ukraine (29 August 2019)
    (in Ukrainian) Later, the new head of the Ministry of Health will be replaced by Radutsky - Arachamia, Ukrayinska Pravda (31 August 2019)
  2. "Арахамія Давид Георгійович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. "David Braun". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. "Ukrainian delegation to take part in Ukrainian-Russian talks on Wednesday - Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine.
  5. "President Zelenskyy Announces His Party Members". Hromadske International. June 9, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. "Some 254 MPs enter Rada from Servant of the People, 124 MPs from other parties, 46 MPs self-appointed". Interfax-Ukraine. July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. Later, the new head of the Ministry of Health will be replaced by Radutsky - Arachamia. Ukrayinska Pravda. 31 August 2019
  8. (in Russian)"Short biography of Davyd Arakhamia". LIGA. /(website has automatic Google Translate option)
  9. "Ukraine could at least triple investment flow into country – secretary of National Investment Council Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine. June 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  10. "Ukraine could at least triple investment flow into country – secretary of National Investment Council Arakhamia". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  11. "Список депутатів від партії "Слуга Народу"" [List of deputies from the "Servant of the People" party]. sluga-narodu.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  12. "President of Ukraine appointed David Arakhamia Secretary of the National Investment Council". president.gov.ua. June 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  13. Hopkins, Valerie (25 February 2022). "In Video, a Defiant Zelensky Says, 'We Are Here'". The New York Times.
  14. "Арахамія повідомив про позиції України на переговорах із Росією" [Arahamiya announced Ukraine's position in talks with Russia]. Радіо Свобода.
  15. "Вспышка сверхновых. НВ обнародовал рейтинг 100 самых влиятельных людей Украины" [Supernova explosion. NV published the rating of 100 most influential people in Ukraine]. nv.ua. Novoe Vremya. 2019-08-15.
  16. Emal Naby (2020-08-20). "Зеленский, Ахметов и Аваков: кто вошел в список самых влиятельных украинцев в 2020 году" [Zelensky, Akhmetov and Avakov: who entered the list of the most influential Ukrainians in 2020]. 24tv.ua.
  17. "#21 Давид Арахамия в рейтинге «Время миньонов. 100 самых влиятельных украинцев по версии журнала Фокус»" [#21 David Arakhamia in the rating "Time of minions. 100 most influential Ukrainians according to Focus magazine"]. focus.ua. Focus. 2020-12-14.
  18. "#6 Давид Арахамия в рейтинге «Зеленский vs Ахметов. 100 самых влиятельных украинцев по версии журнала Фокус»" [#6 David Arakhamia in the rating “Zelensky vs Akhmetov. 100 most influential Ukrainians according to Focus magazine]. focus.ua. Focus. 2021-12-13.
  19. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №676/2014" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №676 / 2014]. Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України.
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