Ruslan Abubakar Said-Khusainovich Edelgeriev ( Russian: Русла́н Абубакар Сайд-Хуса́йнович Эдельгери́ев; born 4 December 1974,

Akhmat-Yurt Akhmat-Yurt (russian: Ахмат-Юрт; ce, Ахьмад-Йурт, translit=Aẋmad-Yurt), formerly known as Tsentaroy or Tsentoroy in Russian ( or ) and Khosi-Yurt in Chechen (), is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a '' ...

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

RSFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician, currently serving as Aide to the President of the Russian Federation since 14 May 2024. Edelgeriev has also served as Presidential Advisor on Climate Change and as Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic from 24 May 2012 to 25 June 2018. Edelgeriev is a member of United Russia, serving as Secretary of the Chechen Regional Office from July 2012 to December 2019.

Biography

Edelgeriev was born on 4 December 1974 in

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 ...

. Edelgeriev's mother, Vera Afanasievna Deryabina, was a school teacher of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the

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 ...

. Edelgeriev served in the

Russian Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...

from 1992 to 1994. From April 1994 to February 2004, Edelgeriev served in the

Russian Interior Ministry The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia. The MVD is responsible for law enf ...

Slavyansk-na-Kubani Slavyansk-on-Kuban (russian: Славянск-на-Куба́ни) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located in the Kuban River delta. Population: 56,000 (1975). History Slavyansk originated in the Middle Ages as ''Copa'' or ''Copari ...

. In 2002, Edelgeriev graduated from the Krasnodar Law Institute with a degree in jurisprudence. From February 2004 to May 2007, Edelgriev served as a police officer in

Kurchaloyevsky District Kurchaloyevsky District (russian: Курчалоевский райо́н; ce, Курчалойн кӀошт, ''Kurçaloyn khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #13-RZ district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Repub ...

of Chechnya. Edelgeriev entered politics in 2007, serving as First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic (December 2007 - January 2008) before becoming Minister of Agriculture in January 2008. Edelgeriev served in the agriculture ministerial role until 24 May 2012, when he was promoted to Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic. Since 22 June 2018, Edelgeriev has served as Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation of climate change issues. On 18 July 2018, Edelgeriev was made Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on climate issues.

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