Minister for Defence of Abkhazia

Minister for Defence of The Republic of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Vladimir Anua
since 1 June 2020
AppointerPresident of Abkhazia
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderVladimir Arshba
Formation11 October 1992
Websitemd.apsny.land

The office of Minister for Defence (Abkhaz: атәыла хьчара аминистр, Georgian: თავდაცვის მინისტრი, Russian: министр обороны) has been one of the most important in the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia[1] due to the ongoing conflict with Georgia.[2] The person in the position heads the Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia, which controls the Abkhazian Armed Forces.

  1. ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference agovsosnaliev was invoked but never defined (see the help page).