Pavieł Maryjaŭ
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Pavieł Maryjaŭ (Russian: Павел Лукьянович Мариев, sometimes rendered as Pavel Mariev) (born June 16, 1938) is a current Minister on the Council of the Republic of Belarus (Совет Республики/Савет Рэспублікі). Maryjaŭ is also one of five people who have been presented with the title Hero of Belarus. Pavel has a doctorate in the field of Technical Sciences and is the general manager of the Belarusian Auto Works (BELAZ, БелАЗ) production company, located in Żodzina. Pavel has also been decorated with the title "Merited Worker of Industry of the Republic of Belarus."
Pavel was awarded his Hero of Belarus title from President Alexander Lukashenko on 30 June 2001 for "selfless work and exceptional efforts in the development of domestic automobile construction."