Yagya Vatanyar Saidovich

Born September 18, 1938 in Leningrad. He graduated from the Oriental Faculty of Leningrad State University. He studied at the University of Addis Ababa
. He worked as a research assistant at the Leningrad State University, . docent, . professor at the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute named after AI Herzen, . Head of the Department of the Leningrad Institute of Soviet Trade Freidrich Engels, . professor at the University of,
.
In 1990 he was elected to the Leningrad City Council. In 1990-91 - member of the Presidium of the Council and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations.
From 1991 to 1996 - Chief Adviser to the Mayor - Chairman of the Government of St. Petersburg.
Since 1994 - Head of the Department of the World Policy of the University.
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. Author of more than 200 scientific papers, 10 monographs.
Member of the Presidium of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.
A member of the faction "Patriots of St. Petersburg".
He is married and has two children.