Zaur Gekkiyev | |
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Заур Геккиев | |
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| Deputy of the8th State Duma | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-02-12)12 February 1961 (age 64) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Kabardino-Balkarian State Agricultural University |
Zaur Gekkiyev (Russian:Заур Далхатович Геккиев, born 12 February 1961 in Lashkuta,Soviet Union) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the6th,7th and8th State Dumas.[1]
In 2002, Gekkiyev was granted aCandidate of Economic Sciences degree. In 2000 he was appointed the Deputy Head of Administration ofNalchik. In 2002–2003, he was a Minister of Resorts and Tourism of theKabardino-Balkaria. He was a deputy of theParliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic of the 3rd and 4th convocations. In 2011 he was elected deputy of the6th State Duma from the Kabardino-Balkaria constituency. Gekkiyev ran with theUnited Russia. In 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the7th and8th State Dumas respectively.[1][2][3]
He was sanctioned by theUK government in 2022 in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian War.[4]
On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
