Odes Khasayevich Baysultanov (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Одес Хасаевич Байсултанов; born 17 January 1965,

Ilaskhan-Yurt Ilaskhan-Yurt (russian: Иласхан-Юрт; ce, Илсхан-Йурт, ''Ilsxan-Yurt'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in the Kurchaloyevsky District in the Chechen Republic, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a ...

, Checheno-Ingush ASSR,

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Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

) is a Russian statesman and politician, most notable for his tenure as Chairman of the

Republic of Chechnya Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

from 2007 to 2012. Baysultanov currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, in office since 11 February 2020.

Biography

Baysultanov was born on 17 January 1965 in the village of Beleorechie (now Ilashan-Yurt) of the

Gudermes Gudermes (russian: Гудерме́с; ce, Гуьмсе, ''Gümse'' or , ''Guthermajas'') is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Sunzha River east of Grozny, the republic's capital. Population: 32,000 (1970). History Gude ...

region of the

Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; inh, Нохч-ГӀалгӀай Автономе Советий Социализма Республика, Noxç-Ġalġay Avtonome Sovetiy Socializma Respublika; russian: Чече́но-И ...

. Baysultanov graduated from the

Chechen State University Chechen State University (Russian: Чеченский государственный университет) is a university located in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. The school is home to the North Caucasian Centre of Pedagogics. The university tr ...

in 1994 with a degree in physics and mathematics, before graduating again in 2005 with a degree in state and municipal administration. Baysultanov first began working for the Government of the

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (; ce, Нохчийн Республик Ичкери, Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri; russian: Чеченская Республика Ичкерия; abbreviated as "ChRI" or "CRI") was a ''de facto'' state that ...

in 1992, where he held the positions of chief specialist of mechanization and electrification of the Ministry of Agriculture. From June 2004 to March 2006, Baysultanov was Executive Director of the President and Government of the Chechen Republic. He then went on to serve as First Deputy Chairman of the Chechen Government (March 2006 - April 2007), before serving as Chairman of the Chechen Republic from 10 April 2007 to 17 May 2012. Baysultanov has also worked for the

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, holding the positions of Minister for the North Caucasus (April 2016 - January 2020), and Deputy Minister of Sports.

References

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