Zaur Gekkiyev
Russian politician (born 1961)
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Zaur Gekkiyev (Russian: Заур Далхатович Геккиев, born 12 February 1961 in Lashkuta, Soviet Union) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th, 7th and 8th State Dumas.[1]
Zaur Gekkiyev | |
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Заур Геккиев | |
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| Deputy of the 8th State Duma | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2021 | |
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| Born | 12 February 1961 |
| Party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Kabardino-Balkarian State Agricultural University |
In 2002, Gekkiyev was granted a Candidate of Economic Sciences degree. In 2000 he was appointed the Deputy Head of Administration of Nalchik. In 2002–2003, he was a Minister of Resorts and Tourism of the Kabardino-Balkaria. He was a deputy of the Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic of the 3rd and 4th convocations. In 2011 he was elected deputy of the 6th State Duma from the Kabardino-Balkaria constituency. Gekkiyev ran with the United Russia. In 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the 7th and 8th State Dumas respectively.[1][2][3]
Sanctions
He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]
On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
