Igor Șarov

Igor Șarov
Șarov in 2020
Rector of Moldova State University
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 December 2020
Preceded by	Gheorghe Ciocanu
Minister of Education, Culture and Research
In office 16 March 2020 – 9 November 2020
President	Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Ion Chicu
Preceded by	Corneliu Popovici
Succeeded by	Lilia Pogolșa
Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research
In office 25 October 2017 – 20 June 2019
President	Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Pavel Filip Maia Sandu
Minister	Monica Babuc Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei
Succeeded by	Anatolie Topală
Deputy Minister of Culture
In office 18 September 2013 – 26 July 2017
President	Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon
Prime Minister	Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting) Pavel Filip
Minister	Monica Babuc
Personal details
Born	(1967-11-03) November 3, 1967 (age 58) Căușeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Moldova State University

Igor Șarov (born 3 November 1967) is a Moldovan professor, historian, editor and former politician who previously held the office of Minister of Education, Culture and Research in the Chicu Cabinet.^[1] In 2020 he became the rector of Moldova State University.^[2]

He was a member of the Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova.^[3]

References

1. "Miniștri vechi și noi în guvernul PSRM-PD". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty – Moldova (in Romanian). March 16, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
2. "Fostul ministru al Educației, Igor Șarov, este noul rector al USM". Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian). 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
3. 165/14.01.2010 Decret privind constituirea Comisiei pentru studierea si aprecierea regimului comunist totalitar din Republica Moldova, Monitorul Oficial 5-7/3, 19.01.2010