N.G. Pomyalovsky was born on April 13, 1949, in the Ukrainian city of Kiev. He was educated at Chapaevsky Military School (1968-1971), then studied mathematics at Kiev University (1971-1974) and radio engineering at the Moscow Institute of Communications (1974-1975). From 1975 to 1978 he worked as chief engineer of the Kiev Radio Engineering Plant (KREZ), and since 1979 he has been Director General of the Ukrainian State Television and Radio Company (UTR)
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He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the prestigious Kiev National University in 1994. In January 2000, Mr. Pomyalovsky founded a new non-governmental organization, "Institute for Science and Culture," which is focused on raising public awareness of the need to develop science and culture in Ukraine as a means for strengthening its independent statehood.
He is a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Council for Science and Culture under Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.