Valery Muntiyan

Valery Ivanovych Muntiyan (Валерій Іванович Мунтіян) is Ukrainian scientist in the field of defense economics and national security, statesman.

Government's Commissioner for Co-operation with the Russian Federation, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Co-operation and other regional associations. Corresponding member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Early years. Education
Valery Muntiyan was born August 3, 1960 in Odessa.

In 1982 he graduated from Pushkin Higher Military Engineering-building specialized school. Later he graduated two high schools of economic management (1988 and 1991) and graduate school at Odessa National Economics University (1994). He studied at the College of Strategic Studies and Defence Economics (Germany, graduated in 1996).

In 1999 Valery Muntiyan graduated from the National Academy of Public Administration of the President of Ukraine (specialty «Governance»). In 2005 he graduated from the National University of Defense of Ukraine (specialty «Organization of troops logistic support», qualification «Master of military control»).

Military rank

 * Since 2004 - lieutenant general.

Scientific activity
Doctor of Economics (1998). Professor (2001). Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2006).

Author of 210 scientific publications.

Awards

 * Merited Builder of Ukraine (1994).
 * Laureate of the State Award of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2002).
 * Laureate of the Glushkov Award (2003).
 * Laureate of the Prokhorov International Award (2005).