Viktor Mihály Orbán, born on 31 May 1963 in Alcsútdoboz, Hungary, is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002 and since 2010. He graduated with a law degree from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest in 1987 and studied political science as a visiting scholar at Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1989 to 1990, funded by a scholarship from George Soros's foundation. Orbán co-founded the Fidesz youth movement in 1988 as a liberal anti-communist group during Hungary's transition from socialism, which evolved into a major conservative-nationalist party under his leadership from 1993 to 2000 and again since 2003. He first became Prime Minister in 1998 at age 35, leading a centre-right coalition until 2002. After a period in opposition, he returned to power in 2010 with a supermajority, securing re-elections in 2014, 2018, and 2022. As of 29 November 2020, he became Hungary's longest-serving prime minister. As leader of Fidesz, Orbán is a prominent figure in European right-wing politics, known for his advocacy of 'illiberal democracy,' nationalism, national sovereignty, Christian values, and opposition to globalism and migration. His governments have pursued policies emphasizing these priorities, earning international criticism for democratic backsliding, media control, and judicial reforms, while maintaining strong domestic support through economic growth and welfare policies. He has forged alliances with figures like Yoram Hazony and positioned Hungary against EU pressures on issues like Russia and Ukraine.