Iryna Dovhan

Iryna Volodymyrivna Dovhan (; born 25 January 1962) Dovhan met, thanked and hugged the photographer Maurício Lima, whose photograph drew wide attention to her plight.

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Dovhan as a non-partisan candidate tried to win a parliament seat by winning a single-member districts in Slovyansk, but failed to do so after finishing 7th with 4.16% of the votes. Dovhan did not take part in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

Personal life Iryna Dovhan is a professional beautician, a native of Yasynuvata and, until recently, a resident of the town. She studied economics and owned a beauty salon in her hometown, which was taken by rebels in April 2014. She is married and in 2014 had a 16-year-old daughter and a 32-year-old son.