| Birth Name: | Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation: | Journalist, political commentator, professor |
| Alma Mater: | Moscow State University |
| Spouse: | Anna Politkovskaya (d. 2006) |
Alexander Vladimirovich Politkovsky (ru|Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Политко́вский; born 15 September 1953) is a Russian journalist, political commentator, and a professor at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting.[1]
From 1987 to 1991 he was a special correspondent and presenter of an infotainment program Vzglyad. Politkovsky was one of the founders of the TV company VID. He was elected as a Deputy of the Russian Federation for the period of 1990 to 1993.
His former spouse Anna Politkovskaya was murdered on 7 October 2006.[2]