Mykhailo Fedorov Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Mykhailo Albertovych Fedorov
Other Name(s)	• Michael Fedorov • Fedorov Mykhailo
Profession(s)	• Politician • Businessman
Famous for	His sudden dismissal as Ukraine's Minister of Defence, a position which he held for just six months from January 2026 until his ousting by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Independent
Political Journey	• In 2014: Joined the 5.10 party • In 2019: Appointed as an adviser to President Zelenskyy on digital transformation • In July 2019: Joined the Servant of the People party and was elelcted as a Memeber of Parliament • In August 2019: Appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Ukraine's first Minister of Digital Transformation • In March 2023: Became Deputy Primw Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development • In July 2025: Promoted to First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine • In January 2026: Appointed as Minister of Defence of Ukraine • In July 2026: Dismissed as Minister of Defence
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• In 2022: Named as one of the TIME magazine's 100 Next most influential emerging leaders • In 2022: Included in Politico Europe's Tech 28 list of the most influential people shaping Europe's digital future • In 2023: Received Atlantic Council's Distinguished Leadership Award for his contributions to Ukraine's digital transformation and wartime innovation • In 2023: Honoured with the Order of Merit (First Class) by the President of Ukraine for his outstanding service to the nation • In 2024: Received the Mieczysław F. Rakowski Award from the Polish Economic Society for advancing digital innovation and public administration
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 January 1991 (Monday)
Age (as of 2026)	35 Years
Birthplace	Vasylivka, Ukrain
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	Ukrainian
Hometown	Kyiv, Ukrain
College/University	Zaporizhzhya National University, Zaporizhzhya
Educational Qualification	A bachelor's degree in Sociology and Management
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	20 September 2014
Family
Wife/Spouse	Anastasia Volodymyrivna Fedorova
Children	Son- None Daughter- Mariya
Parents	Father- Albert Mother- (head of the finance department)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mykhailo Fedorov

• Mykhailo Fedorov is a Ukrainian politician and businessman, who was born and raised in Vasylivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine).

• In 2009, Fedorov enrolled at Zaporizhzhya National University, where he studied Sociology and Management.

• During his university time, he became actively involved in student leadership activities, and in 2012, during the student Republic Youth festival at Zaporizhzhya National University, Mykhailo was elected as “Student Mayor of Zaporizhzhy.”

•  In 2013, at the age of 22, he founded SMM Studio, one of Ukraine’s early digital marketing agencies.

• From 2013 to 2018, through SMM Studio, Mykhailo Fedorov worked with several business, including Kvartal 95, an entertainment company founded by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

• In 2014, Mykhailo entered mainstream politics by joining 5.10 party.

• He ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election as 5.10 party candidate, where he was placed 166th on the party’s electoral list.

• From 2015 to 2019, Fedorov served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SMM Studio.

• In 2018, he worked as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Superhumans, an educational media project in Ukraine focused on entrepreneurship and innovation.

• In 2019, he was contested the Ukrainian parliamentary election on the Servant of the People party candidate as a non-partisan (independent) candidate, and was elected to the Verkhovna Rada.

• After the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, he became an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  

  Mykhailo Fedorov with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

• In August 2019, at the age of 28, he became Ukraine’s youngest cabinet minister after being appointed as the first Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Minister of Digital Transformation in Prime Minister in Oleksiy Honcharuk’s government.

• As Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo introduced the vision of a “State in a Smartphone.” The initiative aimed to make all government service available online by 2024, with many services delivered automatically without the need to visit a government office, that also allowed people to access multiple related service through a single online application.

• Under his leadership, the Ukrainian government launched the Diia mobile application, which later became one of the world’s most comprehensive digital government platforms.

• In 2021, Mykhailo Fedorov helped in making Ukraine as one of the first countries to recognize digital passports through the Diia app.

• In 2022, after Russia’a full-scale invasion on Ukriane, he played a key role in convincing Elon Musk to provide Starlink satellite internet terminals in Ukraine. Two days after his twitter post, Musk responded that Starlink had been activated in Ukraine.

• In 2022, Fedorov helped in establishing the IT Army of Ukraine, a volunteer cyber community that supported Ukraine’s digital defence and cyber operations during Russia-Ukraine war.

• Undre his leadership, the government launched the eAid program in 2022, through which around 5 million Ukrainians received emergency financial support during the war.

• During Russina’s full scale invasion, he co-launched the Army of Drones initiative to produce drones, train drone operators, and strengthen Ukraine’s military capabilities during the war.

• He also convinced Paypal CEO, Dan Schulman to leave the Russian market. The company not only left the market, but also expanded its services in Ukraine and allowed Ukrainians to send and receive money without transactiobn fees during the war.

• In 2022, while serving in the government, Fedorov attended the Digital Transformation Strategy training course at the Yale School of Management, Connecticut, USA.

• On 20 March 2023, Ukraine parliament removed him as Minister of Digital Transformation and the next day he was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister of Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development while also retuned as Minister of Digital Transformation.

• On 16 January 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov became Minister of Defence, a position offered to him by the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 2 January 2026. By his appointment he also became one of the country’s youngest senior government leaders.

• On his first day as Minister of Defence, he highlighted the challenges Ukraine’s armed force facing, where he revealed that around two million Ukrainians were evading military mobilization and about 2,00,000 soldiers had gone absent without leave.

• In July 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov came into news after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed him as Defence Minister during a cabinet reshuffle.

• His dismissal came shortly after Parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko as part of government reshuffling in Ukraine.

• According to some reports, Fedorov’s removal was believed to be linked to his disagreements with Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi over Ukrainian military reforms, defence procurements, and mobilisation process.

• His dismissal sparked protests in Kyiv, where his supporters praised Fedorov’s efforts to modernise the military through technology and increase transparency in the defence sector.
  

  A picture of people protesting in Kyiv after Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal as Minister of Defence