title: Alexander Mazhuga
text: # Alexander Mazhuga
  
  Alexander Mazhuga (also spelled as Majouga, Russian: Александр Георгиевич Мажуга; born 6 August 1980, Moscow) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. In 2013, he was granted a Doctor of Sciences in Chemistry degree.
  
  In 2003, Mazhuga started working at the MSU Faculty of Chemistry. He is an author of scientific 15 patents, including international ones. From 2018 to 2021, he headed the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma. On 12 October 2021 he became the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Science and Higher Education.
  
  In 2019, Mazhuga took 44th place among the 118 youngest scientists in the world.
  
  In February 2022 voted for recognition of the independence of Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. Publicly supported the war in Ukraine.
  
  Expressed concerns about potential development of the biological weapon in the eastern Ukraine and warned about the potential use of the biological weapon against Russia.
  
  ## Sanctions
  
  He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
  
  