Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born on January 25, 1978, to Oleksandr Zelensky and Rimma Zelenska. He was born into a Jewish family in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, now Ukraine.

His wife, Olena Kiyashko, has two children together. Oleksandra, their first child, was born in July 2004, and Kyrylo, their son, was born in January 2013. Although Russian is his mother tongue, he is also proficient in English and Ukrainian.

 Meet the father of Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Oleksandr Zelensky

Aleksandr Zelensky, also known as Oleksandr Semenovych Zelensky, is a Ukrainian mining scientist who specializes in geological and surveying support automation.

He has a doctorate in technological sciences and is a professor. Since 1995, Zelenskyy has led the Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware at Kryvyi Rih State University.

He is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s father and is married to Rymma Zelenska. Oleksandr Semenovych Zelensky was born on December 23, 1947, in Kryvyi Rih, Soviet Ukraine.

He was born into a Jewish family. Semyon (Simon) Ivanovych Zelenskyy, his father, was a member of the Red Army’s 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division.

Oleksandr Zelensky graduated from Kryvyi Rih State University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1972.

He defended his dissertation, “Automated estimate of iron ore reserves in the ICS quarry,” at Moscow State Mining University in 1983.

Since 1995, Zelenskyy has led the Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware at Kryvyi Rih State University.