Raul Khajimba | |
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Рауль Ҳаџьымба | |
4th President of Abkhazia | |
In office 25 September 2014 – 12 January 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Beslan Butba Artur Mikvabia Beslan Bartsits Shamil Adzynba (Acting) Gennadi Gagulia Daur Arshba (Acting) Valeri Bganba |
Vice President | Vitali Gabnia Aslan Bartsits |
Preceded by | Alexander Ankvab |
Succeeded by | Valeri Bganba (Acting) |
Member of Parliament for Constituency no. 30 (Tkvarcheli) | |
In office 3 April 2012 – 7 October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Daur Arshba |
Succeeded by | Taifun Ardzinba |
Chairman of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia | |
In office 12 May 2010 – 31 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Daur Arshba Astamur Tania |
Succeeded by | Daur Arshba |
Vice President of Abkhazia | |
In office 12 February 2005 – 28 May 2009 | |
President | Sergei Bagapsh |
Preceded by | Valery Arshba |
Succeeded by | Alexander Ankvab |
5th Prime Minister of Abkhazia | |
In office 22 April 2003 – 6 October 2004 | |
President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
Preceded by | Gennady Gagulia |
Succeeded by | Nodar Khashba |
Minister for Defence | |
In office 19 December 2002 – 22 April 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Gennady Gagulia |
Preceded by | Vladimir Mikanba |
Succeeded by | Viacheslav Eshba |
First Vice Premier of Abkhazia | |
In office 18 June 2001 – 22 April 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Anri Jergenia Gennady Gagulia |
Preceded by | Beslan Kubrava |
Succeeded by | Astamur Tarba |
Head of the State Security Service | |
In office December 1999 – 1 November 2001 | |
President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
Preceded by | Astamur Tarba |
Succeeded by | Zurab Agumava |
Personal details | |
Born | Tkvarcheli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | 21 March 1959
Nationality | Abkhaz |
Political party | Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia |
Spouse | Saida Kuchuberiya |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Abkhazian State University |
Raul Jumkovich Khajimba (Abkhaz: Рауль Џьумка-иԥа Ҳаџьымба, Georgian: რაულ ჯუმკას-ძე ჰაჯიმბა; born 21 March 1959) is an Abkhazian politician, and served as President of Abkhazia from 25 September 2014 until 12 January 2020. He was also Chairman of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia from 2010 to 2015. Khajimba previously held the offices of Vice President (2005–2009), Prime Minister (2003–2004) and Defence Minister (2002–2003). He unsuccessfully ran for president in 2004, 2009 and 2011. He resigned the presidency in 2020 due to protests against him.