Mikhail Nikolayev

Mikhail Nikolayev
Михаил Николаев
Nikolayev in 2008
Russian Federation Senator
from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
In office
28 January 2002 – 23 June 2010
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byVyacheslav Shtyrov
1st President of Sakha (Yakutia)
In office
20 December 1991 – 21 January 2002
Vice PresidentVyacheslav Shtyrov (1991–97)
Spartak Borisov (1997–2002)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVyacheslav Shtyrov
Personal details
Born(1937-11-13)13 November 1937[citation needed]
Oktyomtsy, Yakut ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Sakha Republic, Russia)
Died4 August 2023(2023-08-04) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeOktyomtsy
Political party
SpouseDora Nikitichna Nikolaeva
Children3
Alma materOmsk State Agrarian University

Mikhail Yefimovich Nikolayev (Russian: Михаил Ефимович Николаев; 13 November 1937 – 4 August 2023) was a Russian Yakut politician who was the first President of the Sakha Republic, serving from 1991 to January 2002. He was succeeded by Vyacheslav Shtyrov.[1]

  1. ^ "Михаил Ефимович НИКОЛАЕВ", Члены Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания РФ, Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), archived from the original on 11 November 2007, retrieved 18 February 2010