Dmitry Fyodorovich Mezentsev (Russian: ???ยด???? ????????? ??ยด??????; born 18 August 1959, Leningrad) is a Russian politician and diplomat, Ambassador of Russia to Belarus since 30 April 2019.
Previously he was a senator from Sakhalin Oblast (2015โ2019), General Secretary of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (2012โ2015) and Governor of Irkutsk Oblast (2009โ2012).In 2012 Mezentsev ran for President of Russia, but was rejected by the Central Election Commission.