Alexaner Lukashenko (Belarusian: Аляксандр Рыгоравіч Лукашэнка, Aljaksandar Ryhoravič Lukašenka/Alyaksandar Ryhoravich Lukashenka; Russian: Александр Григорьевич Лукашенко, Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko, IPA: [alʲɪ'ksandr gri'gɔrjɪvɪtɕ ɫukə'ʂɛnkə]) (born August 30, 1954) has served as the President of Belarus since July 20, 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko served as a military officer and worked as a director for manufacturing plants and farms.