Nikolai Lukashenko

Nikolai Lukashenko
Николай Лукашенко
Lukashenko in 2019
Born	(2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 Minsk, Belarus
Parents	Alexander Lukashenko (father) Irina Abelskaya (presumably) (mother)
Relatives	Viktor Lukashenko (half-brother) Dmitry Lukashenko (half-brother)

Nikolai "Kolya" Aleksandrovich Lukashenko (Russian: Николай Александрович Лукашенко, Belarusian: Мікалай Лукашэнка – Mikalai Lukashenka; born 31 August 2004) is a Belarusian public figure and the third son of Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus.

Biography

Early life and education

Nikolai and his father during the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

There has been no official commentary regarding the identity of Nikolai's mother. However, according to a wide-spread version, his mother is Irina Abelskaya, a former personal physician of Alexander Lukashenko. Alexander Lukashenko remains formally married to his wife Galina Lukashenko, although the couple are believed to be separated. In 2011, Nikolai Lukashenko entered Ostroshitsko-Gorodok Secondary School. In 2020, he entered a lyceum at Belarusian State University.

Public role

Lukashenko appeared in public for the first time in 2008. He has attracted significant media attention as his father, President Alexander Lukashenko, has taken him to official ceremonies and state visits, including meetings with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev, and Pope Benedict XVI. In 2013, Kolya has attracted further media attention as Alexander Lukashenko stated that he would become a President of Belarus, causing numerous speculations in the press. In 2015, Lukashenko, at the age of 10, took part in a session of the United Nations General Assembly. In June 2020, he and his father attended the Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square.