Emine Dzhaparova

Crimean Tatar politician and journalist

Emine Dzhaparova
Еміне Джапарова

Born	Emine Aiiarovna Dzhaparova 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) (age 40) Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Citizenship	Ukrainian
Honours	Order of Merit

Emine Aiiarovna Dzhaparova (or Dzheppar; Crimean Tatar: Emine Ayar qızı Ceppar, Ukrainian: Еміне Айяровна Джапарова; born 5 May 1983) is a Crimean Tatar-Ukrainian journalist, editor, television presenter, and politician. She was appointed the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2020-2024).^[1]

Biography

She was born on 5 May 1983, in Krasnodar.

Education

She got her secondary education in Crimea.^[2]

In 2000, she started studying at Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv specializing in "International Relations". completed an internship at the US State Department and the Parliament of Ukraine.^[3] In 2006, she got diplomas of international political scientist and English translator.

In 2005, she participated in programs of United States Department of State «International Visitor Leadership Program». In 2005, she took part in the "Youth Alternative" internship, which took place at the Secretariat First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.^[2]

In 2008, she graduated from the educational program for diplomats at the Klingendal Institute of International Relations, Netherlands.^[4]

Political career

From 2002 to 2003, she worked as an assistant for national minorities in the office of First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine on humanitarian issues.

From March 2008 to January 2010, she worked as an Attaché of the Department of Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine);

From October 2015 to April 2016, she was an adviser to the Minister of Information Policy on issues of information policy regarding Crimea On April 20, 2016, she was appointed to the position of first deputy Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine. On September 3, 2019, she resigned from her position.^[5]

She was a candidate for Member of Parliament from the party " Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman " at the Parliamentary Elections 2019 under No. 4 in the Ballot paper;^[6]

since May 18, 2020, she has been the first deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.^[7] She is also the head of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO.^[8]

In the position of deputy minister, she is actively involved in the promotion of the international coordination mechanism for the de-occupation of Crimea «Crimea Platform».^[9]^[10]

Career of a journalist

Since 2011, she has started working as a journalist. From 2011 to 2014, she worked as a host and program author on the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR: "Zaman" news, "Sherfe fashion" fashion show and the "PROkino" program.

In 2014, she worked as a video editor, assistant to the editor-in-chief of the website "Crimea.Reality".

In February 2014, she started working as a journalist at «Radio Liberty».

Сivic position

In October 2017, journalists from the TV channel "Rain" asked Emine for a comment on the dismissal of the deputies of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz. Dzhaparova started speaking in Ukrainian, after which host Anna Mongait interrupted her, explaining that there was no interpreter on the air and asked to switch to Russian. Dzhaparova continued speaking in Ukrainian.^[11]

«I'm sorry, but I'm an official person, so I have to speak Ukrainian. This is my conscious choice. Please understand my language»
— , she told to the journalist.

Private life

Emine has two daughters - Iman and Alem-Sultan.^[2]

Awards and honors

Order of Merit III grade (22 December 2021) — For a significant personal contribution to the strengthening of international cooperation of Ukraine, many years of productive diplomatic activity and high professionalism ^[12]

References

^ D. Shmygal, Prime Minister (2020-06-10). "Kabinet Ministriv Ukrainy – Pro pryznachennia Dzhaparovoi E. A. pershym zastupnykom Ministra zakordonnykh sprav Ukrainy" Кабінет Міністрів України - Про призначення Джапарової Е. А. першим заступником Міністра закордонних справ України. Government Portal (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). Kyiv. Order 632.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Emine Dzhaparova". znaj.ua (in Russian). 2019-06-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Джапарова Еміне Айяровна — Біографія, Балотування, Фракції, Декларації | ПолітХаб". www.chesno.org (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Джапарова Эмине". LIGA. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Джапарова написала заяву про звільнення". Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ Гройсман очолив список партії «Українська стратегія» на виборах до Ради, в п'ятірці — ще три міністри Archived 2019-06-23 at the Wayback Machine 112.ua (07.06.2019)^{[better source needed]}
^ "Стало відомо, хто стане першим заступником голови МЗС України". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 14 липня 2020 year № 272/2020 «Про голову Національної комісії України у справах ЮНЕСКО» (in Ukrainian)
^ "Еміне Джапарова презентувала послам країн-членів ЄС ініціативу "Кримська платформа" і обговорила практичні аспекти залучення Євросоюзу до її діяльності". МЗС України. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^ "Джапарова презентувала Кримську платформу в ОБСЄ". Укрінформ. 2021-03-01. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
^ ""Зрозумійте мою мову": замміністра відмовилася переходити на російську в ефірі російського ТБ". portal.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 22 грудня 2021 year № 669/2021 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня працівників дипломатичної служби» (in Ukrainian)