Igor Akhba
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Igor Murat-ipa Akhba
Игор Мурат-иҧа Ахба Игорь Муратович Ахба |
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| Assumed office 10 December 2008 |
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| In office 28 July 2004 – 14 December 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Gueorgui Otyrba |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Shamba |
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| Born | 5 February 1949 Sukhumi, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR |
Igor Murat-ipa Akhba (Abkhaz: Игор Мурат-иҧа Ахба, Russian: Игорь Муратович Ахба) is the current ambassador of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation, and a one time Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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[edit] Early life and career
Igor Akhba was born 5 February 1949 in Sukhumi, in what was then the Abkhazian ASSR. In 1972 he graduated from the faculty of law of the Moscow State University. In 1975 Akhba obtained a degree in Public and International Law from the Post-graduate Institute of State and Law of the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1976 until 1989 Akhba worked as a research fellow with the V. I. Lenin State Library of the USSR. From 1989 until 1992 he was an assistant in the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
[edit] Diplomatic and political career
In 1992, Igor Akhba was named presidential plenipotentiary to Russia, a post he has held ever since. On 28 July 2004, Akhba was temporarily appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia by outgoing President Vladislav Ardzinba.[1] On 14 December 2004, shortly after the height of the crisis following the 2004 presidential election, he was replaced by Sergei Shamba and returned to his posting in Moscow.[2]
On 26 August 2008 the Republic of Abkhazia was formally recognised as independent by the Russian Federation, on 9 September the two states established diplomatic relations and on 14 November Igor Akhba was appointed as the first Abkhazian ambassador to Russia.[3] On 10 December 2008 he presented his credentials to Grigory Karasin, the State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation,[4] and presented his Letter of Credence to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.[5]
[edit] Family
Igor Akhba is married and has a child.[3]
[edit] Sources
- Лакоба, Станислав (2004). «Абхазия после двух империй XIX—XXI вв.» // 21st Century COE Program Slavic Eurasian Studies — No. 5.. Sapporo: Slavic Research Center, Hokudai University. http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/publish/no5_ses/contents.html.
[edit] References
- ^ "Ахба Игорь Муратович". http://kavkaz.memo.ru/persontext/person/id/690532.html. Retrieved on 13 December 2008.
- ^ "В Абхазии назначены два вице-премьера правительства". Кавказский узел. 14 December 2004. http://kavkaz-uzel.ru/newstext/news/id/742624.html. Retrieved on 13 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Игорь Ахба назначен Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Абхазии в России". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 14 November 2008. http://www.abkhaziagov.org/ru/president/press/news/detail.php?ID=14655. Retrieved on 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Presentation of Copies of Credentials by the Ambassador of Abkhazia to Russia, Igor Akhba". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 10 December 2008. http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/e78a48070f128a7b43256999005bcbb3/b30633209b00144cc3257523003f9f82?OpenDocument. Retrieved on 2009-03-07.
- ^ (Russian) "Послы иностранных государств, вручившие верительные грамоты Президенту России". Presidential Press and Information Office. 16 January 2009. http://www.kremlin.ru/text/docs/2009/01/211763.shtml. Retrieved on 2009-03-07.
| Preceded by Gueorgui Otyrba |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia 28 July–14 December 2004 |
Succeeded by Sergei Shamba |
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Ambassador of Abkhazia to Russia 10 December 2008–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
