Andrei Karlov
Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov (Russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Карлов; 4 February 1954 – 19 December 2016) was a Russian diplomat who served as the Russian ambassador to Turkey and earlier as the Russian ambassador to North Korea.
Andrei Karlov | |
|---|---|
Андрей Карлов | |
Karlov in 2016 | |
| Russian Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office 12 July 2013 – 19 December 2016 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Ivanovsky |
| Succeeded by | Alexei Yerkhov |
| Russian Ambassador to North Korea | |
| In office 9 July 2001 – 20 December 2006 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Valery Denisov |
| Succeeded by | Valery Sukhinin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov 4 February 1954 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 December 2016 (aged 62) Ankara, Turkey |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Spouse |
Marina Mikhailovna (m. 1975) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) |
On the evening of 19 December 2016, while speaking at an art gallery exhibition in Ankara, Turkey, Karlov was assassinated by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, an off-duty Turkish policeman.
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