Viktar Babaryka

Viktar Babaryka (Belarusian: Віктар Дзмітрыевіч Бабарыка; born 9 November 1963) is a Belarusian banker, philanthropist, and public figure.

Viktar Babaryka
Born (1963-11-09) 9 November 1963
Minsk, Belarus
OccupationBanker
Known forChairman of the Management Board of Belgazprombank (2000-2020)

Life and career

Babaryka was born on 9 November 1963 in Minsk. In 1981 he graduated from secondary school No. 92 of Minsk. In 1988 he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Belarusian State University, in 1995 – the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. Five years later, he finished master courses at the Belarusian State Economic University.

Viktar Babaryka has been working in the banking system of Belarus since July 1995. In July 2000, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Management Board of Belgazprombank. On May 12, 2020 he has voluntarily resigned from the post of the Chairman of the Management Board of Belgazprombank and declared his intention to participate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[1] On June 19, 2020, Babaryka was detained. The detainment is believed to be politically motivated.[2]

Philanthropist

Viktar Babaryka supported the return of unique pieces of art to Belarus and various art events.[3][4]

Public opinion

According to unofficial Internet polls, more than half of respondents, or about half, are ready to support Viktar Babaryka in the upcoming presidential election.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Family

Wife Marina died on August 15, 2017.

Children:

  • son Eduard, businessman, founder of the crowdfunding platform Ulej, co-founder of the platform MolaMola.
  • daughter Mariya, lives in Australia.

Orders and honors
  • In January 2002, the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko officially thanked Mr. Babaryka for significant contribution to the development of the banking system of Belarus.

References
  1. "Banker and philantropist Babaryka to stand in 2020 presidential election". belsat.eu.
  2. AFP, Tatiana Kalinovskaya for (2020-06-19). "Belarus Leader's Election Rival Detained as Crackdown Intensifies". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. "Press-conference devoted to the 'Art-Minsk' Festival was held for the second time". artbelarus.by.
  4. "Belsat.eu visits closed art presentation". belsat.eu.
  5. "Если бы выборы состоялись завтра и все претенденты были бы зарегистрированы ЦИК, за кого бы вы проголосовали? Этот опрос нельзя рассматривать как социологическое исследование, поскольку он отражает только мнение проголосовавших пользователей портала | ОПРОСЫ TUT.BY". www.tut.by.
  6. "За каго б вы прагаласавалі на выбарах, калі б там лічылі галасы?". Наша Ніва.
  7. Telegraf.by
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