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Irina Khakamada | |
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Ирина Хакамада | |
![]() Khakamada in 2008 | |
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma | |
In office 31 May 2000 – 29 December 2003 | |
Member of the State Duma | |
In office 12 December 1993 – 29 December 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada 13 April 1955 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Children | 2 |
Alma mater | RUDN University |
Website | www.hakamada.ru |
Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada (Russian: Ири́на Муцу́овна Хакама́да, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə mʊˈtsuəvnə xəkɐˈmadə]; born 13 April 1955) is a Russian economist, political activist, journalist, teacher, publicist, and politician who ran in the 2004 Russian presidential election.
Khakamada was a former member (deputy) of the lower house (the State Duma) of the Russian parliament for three convocations (electoral terms, 1993–2003) and vice-chair of the house; co-chair of a political party Union of Right Forces (1999–2003), presidential candidate of the Russian Federation (2004), member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (2012–2018).
In 1995, Time named Khakamada a 21st-century politician among 100 well-known women in the world.[1][2]
In 2002, Khakamada served as a rapporteur from Russia at the 57th session of the UN General Assembly. 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.[3]