Raul Khajimba

Raul Khajimba
Рауль Ҳаџьымба
Official portrait, 2015
4th President of Abkhazia
In office
25 September 2014 – 12 January 2020
Prime MinisterBeslan Butba
Artur Mikvabia
Beslan Bartsits
Shamil Adzynba (Acting)
Gennadi Gagulia
Daur Arshba (Acting)
Valeri Bganba
Vice PresidentVitali Gabnia
Aslan Bartsits
Preceded byAlexander Ankvab
Succeeded byValeri Bganba (Acting)
Member of Parliament
for Constituency no. 30 (Tkvarcheli)
In office
3 April 2012 – 7 October 2014
Preceded byDaur Arshba
Succeeded byTaifun Ardzinba
Chairman of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia
In office
12 May 2010 – 31 March 2015
Preceded byDaur Arshba
Astamur Tania
Succeeded byDaur Arshba
Vice President of Abkhazia
In office
12 February 2005 – 28 May 2009
PresidentSergei Bagapsh
Preceded byValery Arshba
Succeeded byAlexander Ankvab
5th Prime Minister of Abkhazia
In office
22 April 2003 – 6 October 2004
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Preceded byGennady Gagulia
Succeeded byNodar Khashba
Minister for Defence
In office
19 December 2002 – 22 April 2003
Prime MinisterGennady Gagulia
Preceded byVladimir Mikanba
Succeeded byViacheslav Eshba
First Vice Premier of Abkhazia
In office
18 June 2001 – 22 April 2003
Prime MinisterAnri Jergenia
Gennady Gagulia
Preceded byBeslan Kubrava
Succeeded byAstamur Tarba
Head of the State Security Service
In office
December 1999 – 1 November 2001
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Preceded byAstamur Tarba
Succeeded byZurab Agumava
Personal details
Born (1959-03-21) 21 March 1959 (age 65)
Tkvarcheli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAbkhaz
Political partyForum for the National Unity of Abkhazia
SpouseSaida Kuchuberiya
Children2
Alma materAbkhazian 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.