Mohmad Isayevich Akhmadov (Russian: Мохмад Исаевич Ахмадов; born 17 April 1972) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Chechnya since 2019.[1] He is also a state legislator since 2016 and from 2008 to 2017 he served as Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Development of Chechnya. Prior to entering politics, he was an economics professor.
Mohmad Akhmadov | |
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Мохмад Ахмадов | |
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| Russian Federation Senator from Chechnya | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2019 Serving with Suleiman Geremeyev | |
| Preceded by | Ziyad Sabsabi |
| Member of the Chechen Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Minister of Labour of Chechnya | |
| In office 2008–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohmad Akhmadov 17 April 1972 Shali, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Chechnya, Russia) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Chechen State Pedagogical Institute |
Biography
editMohmad Akhmadov was born on 17 April 1972 in the Chechen town of Shali. In 1995, he graduated from the Chechen State Pedagogical Institute.
From 1991 to 1992, he worked as an accountant of the Sintem-U cooperative. From September 1992 to August 1993, he was a tax inspector in Chechen Republic. From April 2000 to 2007, he was the senior lecturer at the Department of Economics and Production Management at Chechen State University.
On 19 November 2008, he was appointed Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Development of the Chechen Republic.
In 2016, he was elected to the Parliament of the Chechen Republic. On 14 November 2019, he was appointed by the parliament to finish his now-predecessor's term as one of the two Chechen representatives in the Federation Council. On 4 October 2021, he was appointed to a full term.[1][2] In the Council, Akhmadov is the Deputy Chair of the Committee on Social Policy.
In 2022, he effectively voted to recognise the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics from Ukraine. As a result, in addition to being sanctioned by Ukraine itself, he was also sanctioned by the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ахмадов, Мохмад Исаевич". ТАСС. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Мохмад Исаевич Ахмадов". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Alexander Narolin". War and sanctions. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". Government of Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Journal of the European Union". European Union. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine". US Department of the treasury. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.