Aslan Kobakhia is one of three current Vice Premiers and the current Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia.
Early life and education
Aslan Kobakhia was born on 23 March 1960 in
Lykhny
Lykhny ( ka, ლიხნი, Abkhaz and Russian: Лыхны) is a village in the Gudauta District of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast.
History
In medieval Georgian sources the village is also known as ''Zupu'' (''ზუფ ...
,
Gudauta District
Gudauta District is a district of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Gudauta, the town by the same name. The population of the district was 34,869 at the time of the 2003 cen ...
. Between 1981 and 1985 he studied at the Economics Faculty of the
Abkhazian State University
The Abkhazian State University is the only university in Abkhazia. It was founded in 1979 on the basis of the Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute. Its first rector was Zurab Anchabadze.
The university consists the departments of physics and mathematic ...
.
Political career
In 1997, Kobakhia became Chairman of the State Committee for Customs in the
Government of President Ardzinba under Prime Minister
Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh, ka, სერგეი ბაგაფში, russian: Сергей Васильевич Багапш, translit=Sergey Vasilyevich Bagapsh (4 March 1949 – 29 May 2011) was an Abkhaz politician who served as th ...
. He was re-appointed under Prime Ministers
Viacheslav Tsugba
Viacheslav Mikhail-ipa Tsugba ( ab, Виачеслав Михаил-иҧа Цыгәба, ka, ვიაჩესლავ ცუგბა; born 1 January 1944) was the third Prime Minister of the Abkhazia, Republic of Abkhazia (a de facto independ ...
and
Anri Jergenia
Anri Mikhail-ipa Jergenia ( ab, Анри Михаил-иҧа Џьергьениа; 8 August 1941 – 5 January 2020) had been one of the leading politicians of the internationally unrecognised Abkhazia, Republic of Abkhazia since it achieved de ...
. On 18 December 2002, following the appointment of
Gennadi Gagulia
Gennadi Leonidipa Gagulia ( ab, Геннадии Леонид-иҧа Гагәлиа, ka, გენადი გაგულია; 4 January 1948 – 8 September 2018) was an Abkhazian politician who was three-time prime minister of Abkhazia an ...
as Prime Minister, Kobakhia was replaced by
Gagra District Head
Grigori Enik.
In the
March 2012 election, Kobakhia was elected to the
5th convocation of the
People's Assembly of Abkhazia
The People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia ( ab, Аҧсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, ka, აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, russi ...
in constituency no. 2 (
Sukhumi
Sukhumi (russian: Суху́м(и), ) or Sokhumi ( ka, სოხუმი, ), also known by its Abkhaz name Aqwa ( ab, Аҟәа, ''Aqwa''), is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of ...
). He won a 25.35% plurality in the first round over six other candidates and defeated
Akhra Abukhba in the run-off.
Kobakhia had been nominated by the opposition
and became one of four of its eleven candidates to be elected to the 35-member Parliament.
On 16 August 2016, Kobakhia entered the
Government of President Khajimba
The Government of President Raul Khajimba was the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia from 2014 until 2020.
Composition
Formation
President Raul Khajimba and Vice President Vitali Gabnia were elected on 24 August 2014 after the resignati ...
when he was appointed as one of three Vice Premiers and Minister for Internal Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister
Beslan Bartsits.
References
1960 births
People from Gudauta District
Ministers for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia
Chairmen of the State Committee for Customs of Abkhazia
5th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia
Living people
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