Maria Zakharova
Maria Zakharova | |
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Мария Захарова | |
Zakharova in 2016 | |
| Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation | |
| Assumed office 10 August 2015 | |
| Minister | Sergei Lavrov |
| Preceded by | Alexander Lukashevich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1975 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Spouse |
Andrei Makarov (m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) |
Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Мария Владимировна Захарова, IPA: [mɐˈrʲijə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə zɐˈxarəvə]; born 24 December 1975) is a Russian politician who serves as the director of the information and press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. She has been the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2015.
She has a degree of Candidate in Historical Sciences, the Russian equivalent of a PhD.