Aslan Kobakhia

Aslan Kobakhia is one of three current Vice Premiers and the current Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia.

Aslan Kobakhia
Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia
Assumed office
16 August 2016
Preceded byLeonid Dzapshba
Chairman of the State Committee for Customs of Abkhazia
In office
1997 – 18 December 2002
Preceded byAleksandr Aiba
Succeeded byGrigori Enik
Personal details
Born (1960-03-23) 23 March 1960
Lykhny

Early life and education

Aslan Kobakhia was born on 23 March 1960 in Lykhny, Gudauta District. Between 1981 and 1985 he studied at the Economics Faculty of the Abkhazian State University.[1]

Political career

In 1997, Kobakhia became Chairman of the State Committee for Customs in the Government of President Ardzinba under Prime Minister Sergei Bagapsh. He was re-appointed under Prime Ministers Viacheslav Tsugba and Anri Jergenia. On 18 December 2002, following the appointment of Gennadi Gagulia as Prime Minister, Kobakhia was replaced by Gagra District Head Grigori Enik.[2]

In the March 2012 election, Kobakhia was elected to the 5th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia in constituency no. 2 (Sukhumi). He won a 25.35% plurality in the first round over six other candidates and defeated Akhra Abukhba in the run-off.[3][4] Kobakhia had been nominated by the opposition Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia and became one of four of its eleven candidates to be elected to the 35-member Parliament.[5]

On 16 August 2016, Kobakhia entered the Government of President Khajimba when he was appointed as one of three Vice Premiers and Minister for Internal Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Beslan Bartsits.[1]

References
  1. "Вице-премьером, министром внутренних дел РА назначен Аслан Кобахия". Apsnypress. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Новые назначения в правительстве Абхазии" (in Russian). Caucasian Knot. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. Предварительные итоги выборов депутатов Народного Собрания - Парламента Республики Абхазия. Apsnypress (in Russian). 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. "Центризбирком объявил предварительные итоги повторного голосования по выборам депутатов парламента Абхазии". Apsnypress. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  5. "Форум народного единства Абхазии» выдвинул 11 кандидатов в депутаты парламента". Apsnypress. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 26 March 2012.


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