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Ryzhak Nikolai Ivanovich

Person of interest · Politician

Ryzhak Nikolai Ivanovich is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Nikolay Ryzhak · Ryzhak Nikolai Ivanovich · Рыжак Николай Иванович · Рыжак, Николай Иванович				[sources]
Other name	Рыжак Николай Иванович				[sources]
Birth date	1945-07-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Khabarovsk				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Website	ryzhak.ru				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q63085216				[sources]
Position	Duma (member, 2016-) · Presidential proxies in elections · member of the State Duma · Доверенные лица президента на выборах				[sources]
Education	Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation · Doctor of Juridical Science · École supérieure d'ingénierie radio pour la défense aérienne de Kyiv				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Authorized representative of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin in the non-competitive presidential election on March 15-17, 2024. Authorized representatives voluntarily campaign for the re-election of Vladimir Putin, who is responsible for unleashing an aggressive war against Ukraine and political repression in Russia. Information from Vladimir Putin's election website: State Councilor of the Russian Federation, 1st class, Major General of the FSB of Russia, assistant to the head of the faction “A Just Russia - For Truth” on a voluntary basis. ---- Member of the State Duma Commission of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to investigate facts of interference of foreign states in the internal affairs of Russia. Previously: USSR KGB officer. Deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation.

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2025-07-17

Russian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-13

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Duma	2016-10-05	-
member of the State Duma	-	-
member of the State Duma	2016-10-05	2021-10-12
Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Entities of Interest3,963

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,139

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Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician58,336

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MySociety · non-official source

ACF List of War Enablers8,518

A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · ACF · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories377,224

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,192

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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