Aza Konstantinovna Habalova (russian: Аза Константиновна Хабалова) (born April 13, 1958) is a
South Ossetian politician. She currently holds the post of Minister of Finance in the
Government of South Ossetia
The Government of the Republic of South Ossetia is the political leadership of the only partially recognized, but de facto independent, Republic of South Ossetia.
Executive branch
South Ossetia's head of state is the president, the current pres ...
.
Habalova is a native of
Tskhinvali
Tskhinvali ( ka, ცხინვალი ) or Tskhinval ( os, Цхинвал, Чъреба, Tskhinval, Chreba, ; rus, Цхинва́л(и), r=Tskhinvál(i), ) is the capital of the disputed ''de facto'' independent Republic of South Ossetia, int ...
. She graduated from Faculty of Economics at
Moscow State University in 1981 with a degree in economics. Beginning in 1995 she taught at
South Ossetian State University. During her career she has held positions with various branches of the South Ossetian government, including as chief accountant of the Ministry of National Resources and chairing the Committee on Interaction with International Organizations and the Committee on Economics.
She was appointed to the post of Minister of Finance on May 19, 2012, in a decree signed by
President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov
Leonid Kharitonovich Tibilov ( os, Тыбылты Харитъоны фырт Леонид, Tybylty Xarithony fyrt Leonid; russian: Леонид Харитонович Тибилов; ka, ლეონიდ თიბილოვი, Leonid Tibil ...
. She succeeded
Irina Sytnik in the post. Habalova had previously served as Minister of Finance from 1999 until 2008;
she was reappointed to the post once again in 2017 by President
Anatoly Bibilov. She is married with two children.
References
1958 births
Living people
Government ministers of South Ossetia
South Ossetian women in politics
Female finance ministers
People from Tskhinvali
Moscow State University alumni
20th-century women politicians
21st-century women politicians
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