Aloyan David Manvelovich

Ukrainian statesman and economist, current Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) (since September 2025)

Born in 1997 in Alchevsk, he graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in International Economics. He began his career in the public sector in 2021 at the Ministry of Strategic Industries, where he advanced from leading specialist to Deputy Minister for European Integration, overseeing the development of the defense-industrial complex and localization of defense production. In September 2026, by presidential decree, he was also appointed chairman of the important Interagency Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation Policy and Export Control.

Family ties attracting attention

The appointment of the 28-year-old official to a high defense position sparked a loud scandal in the media and society. Investigative journalists from the "Khapuga.UA" project and the TSN.ua outlet revealed that the official's closest relatives (mother, father, sister, and uncle) are listed in the database of the "Myrotvorets" website. In particular, his father and uncle are accused of conducting official business in the occupied territory in the so-called "LPR" and holding Russian citizenship. In November 2025, anti-corruption authorities launched a full investigation into the origin of the young official's assets and property, as well as the financial ties of his family.