Vladimir Polyakov (diplomat)

Vladimir Porfirevich Polyakov (Russian: Владимир Порфирьевич Поляков, 5 March 1931 – 16 June 2002) was a Soviet diplomat who served as Soviet ambassador to Egypt as well as Soviet Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He served as Soviet Ambassador to Egypt from 1974 until he was expelled by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in September 1981.[1] In 1983-1990 he served as head of the Middle East section of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]

References
  1. "Sadat blames Soviet diplomats in Egypt for instigating unrest". The Christian Science Monitor. 17 September 1981. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  2. Senate Confirms Bush’s Choice to Head Bureau on Middle East
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