The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine overwhelmingly approved Rustem Umerov’s candidacy for the post of defense minister.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian parliament supported the resignation of Oleksiy Reznikov from the position of Ukrainian defense minister. 327 deputies were in favor of such a solution.
Reznikov headed the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from the beginning of November 2021. At the time, he promised that one of his priorities in this position would be to increase soldiers’ financial security. Previously, the politician held the office of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine.
The new defense minister of Ukraine
Last Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a change was needed in the position of the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
– In the coming week, parliament will be asked to take a personnel decision. I want to introduce her now. I decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Oleksiy Reznikov served more than 550 days in full-scale warfare. I believe that the Ministry needs a new approach and different forms of interaction, both with the military and with society as a whole. The ministry should now be headed by Rustem Umerov. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine knows this person well, and Rustem Umerov needs no further introduction. I expect parliament to support this candidate,” said the leader.
On Wednesday, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada acted in accordance with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wishes and elected Rustem Umerov as Ukraine’s defense minister. The candidacy was supported by 338 deputies.
Who is Rustem Umerov?
Rustem Umerov, 41, is a Crimean Tatar. He was born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Since 2020, the politician is a member of the Ukrainian government’s task force working on a strategy to end the Russian occupation of the Crimean peninsula. In September 2022, he became head of the State Property Fund, an agency that sells state assets to private investors. He is credited with turning things around in this institution, which is often embroiled in corruption scandals. Umerov also resumed selling state properties and earned record revenues for the state budget during the war.
Before becoming involved in politics, Umerow was active in private business. In 2013 he founded his own investment company ASTEM and a foundation under the same name. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in finance.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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