Žarís Nevran Alandar

Her Excellency Žarís Nevran Alandar
The official portrait of Prime Minister Žarís Nevran Alandar
64th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tavaris
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 February 2021
Deputy	Jeila Telan Vandravat
Preceded by	Šano Šonai Tuvria
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 31 January 2017 – 18 February 2021
Preceded by	Udria Nakani Dovradai
Succeeded by	Jeila Telan Vandravat
Minister of International Trade and Development
In office 31 January 2017 – 18 February 2021
Preceded by	Nokrai Ožara Tendoríl
Succeeded by	Nitai Lavra Endošti
Member of the Diet for Nakaš West
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 2012
Preceded by	Nari Nevran Alandar
Personal details
Born	Žarís Nevran Alandar (1975-01-02) 2 January 1975 Nakaš, Tavaris
Political party	Democratic National Party
Domestic partner	Linai Nakana Modrovai
Residence	300 King Davras Avenue, Nuvrenon, Tavaris
Alma mater	University of the Aequator, Tomís, Nandrat Province, Tavaris
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Žarís Nevran Alandar (alternately spelled Zharis Nevran Alandar) is the current Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tavaris, serving in that position since February 18th, 2021. In this position, Nevran Alandar also serves as President of the Council of State, which is similar to a privy council in other monarchies. From 2017 until 6 March 2021, she was Deputy Prime Minister under Shano Tuvria and also held the portfolio of Minister of International Trade and Development. She is the leader of the Democratic National Party (DNP), the leading center-to-center-right political party in Tavaris. Like her predecessor, Nevran Alandar is considered to be in the "centrist" camp of the DNP and is generally identified as neoliberal.

Nevran Alandar assumed the office of Prime Minister after her predecessor resigned to serve as Secretary-General of the International Forum. 46 years old at the time of her election, she is the youngest woman, and second-youngest person overall, to serve as Prime Minister of Tavaris.

Early Life

Nevran Alandar was raised by her parents, Nari and Daronal Nevran Alandar, in Nakaš, a city in southeastern Tavaris on the opposite side of the Strait of Kings from the capital, Zaram. Her father was a teacher, while her mother was at that time an elected member the Nakaš provincial legislature. Her mother, Nari Nevran Alandar, would later be elected to the national Diet and serve as a member of the Cabinet. Žarís was known for being athletic in school, in particular playing football (soccer) and volleyball. With Nevran Alandar on the team, her secondary school Nakaš Country Day Academy won the national volleyball championships in 1992 and 1993.

For university, Nevran Alandar attended the University of the Aequator, a small, private liberal-arts university, on an athletic scholarship, where she played volleyball all four years while studying for a degree in economics. She graduated in 1997 with honors. Upon graduating, she began her mandatory 3-year period of conscription in the Royal Tavari Armed Forces. She served in the Royal Tavari Air Force as a military police officer, spending the majority of her conscription at Sinajärv Air Base in Rodoka.

Member of the Diet

Žarís' mother Nari passed away suddenly in April of 2012. At the time of her passing, Nari was the leader of the DNP, then in opposition, and had been in the Diet for more than 20 years. A major force in Tavari politics at the time, Nari Nevran Alandar's death made national news and, as the leader of the opposition, was afforded a state funeral. A by-election was held for the seat in June of 2012. Žarís was nominated by the DNP to stand as the party's candidate in the by-election to replace her late mother. Nakaš West was believed to be a somewhat-safe seat for the DNP, but party leadership felt their chances would be better if the name Nevran Alandar continued to be on the ballot, and the Nodri Randai Doranan Liberal-Green government of the time was viewed to be weak and destined for an early election. Žarís was expected to only hold the seat for a short time as a "caretaker." Shano Tuvria would replace her mother as Leader of the Opposition.

However, Žarís proved to be an able political strategist and has remained in the seat since her election. In 2014, she was made Shadow Minister of Rodokan Affairs, and a year later was named Shadow Minister of International Trade and Development, the department her mother had served in as Minister between 1994 and 1999. As the topic has long been a personal interest of hers, she kept the portfolio even after becoming Deputy Prime Minister, being the first to serve in those two roles at the same time. She was appointed Deputy Prime Minister by Šonai Tuvria after the 2017 election in recognition for her "shrewd sense of strategy and her skill in communication."

Personal Life

Nevran Alandar is unmarried and has no children. She has been famously coy about her personal life and very rarely directly answers any public questions about her relationship status. On December 23rd, 2020, the announced at a press briefing that she is a "proud lesbian woman" and has entered into a relationship with her former Chief of Security, Linai Nakana Modrovai. She has two pet ferrets, the first ever such animals to live at 300 King Davras Avenue, named Marshmallow and Marzipan.

Nevran Alandar is known to be fluent in Tavari, Staynish, and Rodokan, which she picked up during her military career. She also plays the saxophone.