Alar Karis
Alar Karis | |
|---|---|
Karis in 2024 | |
| 6th President of Estonia | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Kaja Kallas
Kristen Michal |
| Preceded by | Kersti Kaljulaid |
| Auditor General of Estonia | |
| In office 7 April 2013 – 7 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mihkel Oviir |
| Succeeded by | Janar Holm |
| Rector of the University of Tartu | |
| In office 3 July 2007 – 30 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Tõnu Lehtsaar (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Volli Kalm |
| Rector of the Estonian University of Life Sciences | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Henn Elmet |
| Succeeded by | Mait Klaassen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1958 |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
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Alar Karis (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈɑlɑr ˈkɑris]; born 26 March 1958) is the sixth president of Estonia, having taken office on 11 October 2021. He previously worked as molecular geneticist, developmental biologist, and Estonian civil servant.