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Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020
Person Human Q15071069

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
May 24, 1972
Place of birth
Risipeni
Country of citizenship
Moldova, Romania, Soviet Union[5][6]
Occupation
economist, politician
Position held
member of the Parliament of Moldova, Prime Minister of Moldova, President of Moldova, chairperson[7]
Educated at
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Academy of Public Administration of Moldova, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Member of political party
Party of Action and Solidarity, Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova[16]
Award received
GPSA Award for Leadership in Social Accountability, Order of Labour, 1st class, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Franz Josef Strauss Award, Honourable Member of the European Order of Merit, Order of Princess Olga, 1st class[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Romanian, English, Russian, Spanish[20][21][22][23]
Birth name
Maia Sandu[24]
Family name
Sandu[17]
Given name
Maia[18]
Name in native language
Maia Sandu[25]
Number of viewers/listeners
949,260[26]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023[19]
Social media followers
132k (7.4k–132k, n=5)[27][28][29][30][31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Maia Sandu ar مايا ساندو cs Maia Sandu cs Maia Sanduová el Μάγια Σάντου fa مایا ساندو he מאיה סנדו hi माया सांदू ja マイア・サンドゥ ko 마이아 산두 ru Майя Санду ru Майя Григорьевна Санду ru Санду Майя ru Санду, Майя th มายา ซันดู uk Мая Санду uk Санду Мая zh 瑪亞·桑杜 zh 瑪雅·桑杜 zh 邁亞·桑杜
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000048755374
VIAF cluster ID
50146095200500371030, 31725108
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2005030946
GND ID
1188314270
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Maia Sandu, September 2025.jpg ↗
Altinget.se person ID
maia-sandu
BabelNet ID
16613557n
Facebook username
maia.sandu
FamousFix topic ID
maia-sandu
France 24 topic ID (French)
maia-sandu
Freebase ID
/m/0y7tms1
Golden ID (archived)
Maia_Sandu-MZMM9G
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Maia_Sandu
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
5895273
IMDb ID
nm13136828
Instagram username
maia.sandu
Kinorium person ID
6213788
LB.ua dossier ID
person/5076
LIGA profile
persons/sandu-mayya
Lex ID
Maia_Sandu
Munzinger person ID
00000031775
NE.se ID
maia-sandu
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810664532005606
Odnoklassniki ID
acummaiasandu
OpenSanctions ID
Maia Sandu
Our Campaigns candidate ID
378361
TASS Encyclopedia person ID
sandu-mayya
TMDB person ID
4757890
Threads username
maia.sandu
TikTok username
presedinta.maiasandu
WikiTree person ID
Sandu-5
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJp9tQj6JF9W8W7hRK9Yyd
X (Twitter) username
sandumaiamd
YouTube channel ID
UCteYoqEgzssfQTKz4ETut1Q
YouTube handle
presedinta_maiasandu

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 4
United States, Romania, Moldova, Soviet Union
Educated at 3
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Academy of Public Administration of Moldova
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Russian, Romanian
Position held 3
chairperson, President of Moldova, Prime Minister of Moldova
Award received 2
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, GPSA Award for Leadership in Social Accountability
Member of political party 2
Party of Action and Solidarity, Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
Occupation 2
politician, economist
← Position holder 2
President of Moldova, Prime Minister of Moldova
Chaired by 1
Party of Action and Solidarity
Given name 1
Maia
Heads of government of 1
Moldova
Heads of state of 1
Moldova
Instance of 1
human
OpenSanctions ID 1
Maia Sandu
Place of birth 1
Risipeni
Sex or gender 1
female
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Maia Sandu
← Successful candidate 1
2020 Moldovan presidential election
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Summary

Maia Sandu was born on May 24, 1972[1], in Risipeni[2]. She has worked as an economist[3] and politician[4].

FAQs

Where was Maia Sandu born?

Maia Sandu's place of birth was Risipeni[2].

What did Maia Sandu do for work?

Maia Sandu worked as an economist[3] and politician[4].

What awards did Maia Sandu receive?

Honors received include GPSA Award for Leadership in Social Accountability[8], Order of Labour, 1st class[9], Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class[10], and Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[11].

Related Entities

Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova Academy of Public Administration of Moldova Maia Sandu Moldova Romania United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . adevarul.ro. Retrieved . adevarul.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Adevărul. Retrieved . adevarul.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . president.gov.ua. president.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved . europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . president.gov.ua. president.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . List of Public Figures - World Economic Forum – Annual Meeting 2023. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: VIAF cluster ID: 31725108, VIAF de-conflation, changed VIAF cluster ID (details)"
  2. 28d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LIGA profile → persons/sandu-mayya
    "Changed claim references: Date of birth: 24 May 1972, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  3. 11w ago · Vladislav Khebnikov · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → GPSA Award for Leadership in Social Accountability, Order of Labour, 1st class, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class +1
    LB.ua dossier ID → person/5076
    "Created claim: LB.ua dossier ID: person/5076"
  4. 17w ago · Vladislav Khebnikov · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Maia Sandu, September 2025.jpg, Maia Sandu official portrait.jpg, Maia Sandu official portrait 2024.jpg
    TASS Encyclopedia person ID → sandu-mayya
    "Created claim: TASS Encyclopedia person ID: sandu-mayya"
  5. 18w ago · Gikü · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Maia Sandu, September 2025.jpg, Maia Sandu official portrait.jpg, Maia Sandu official portrait 2024.jpg
    "Removed claim: Image: President Maia Sandu 2024.jpg"
  6. 19w ago · PierreMesure · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Altinget.se person ID → maia-sandu
    "Created claim: Altinget.se person ID: maia-sandu, Matched to Maia Sandu (#296012204) in Altinget.se #mi"
  7. 22w ago · Fenikals · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Moldova, Romania, Soviet Union
    "Removed claim: Country of citizenship: United States"
  8. 26w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Add multilingual descriptions (19 languages) — multilingual descriptions for"
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