Sholban Kara-ool

Sholban Kara-ool Шолбан Валерьевич Кара-оол
2nd Chairman of the Government of Tuva
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 April 2007
Preceded by	Sherig-ool Oorzhak
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-18) July 18, 1966 (age 50) Choddura, Ulug-Khemsky District, Tuva ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Nationality	Tuvan
Children	3
Profession	Engineer
Religion	Tengriism

Sholban Valeryevich Kara-ool (Russian: Шолбан Валерьевич Кара-оол; Tuvan: Шолбан Валерий оглу Кара-оол), born 18 July 1966 in Choduraa, Tuva, is a Tuvan politician and is the current Chairman of the Government of Tuva.

Kara-ool was born on July 18, 1966 in the village Choduraa Ulug-Khem district of Tuva ASSR, and has spent most of his life in Tuva. He spent several years as a sports instructor, eventually taking up engineering.

Kara-ool is married, and has three children. In addition to his native Tuvan, he is fluent in Russian and German.

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