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  • Yunus-bek Yevkurov
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  • Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov (; born 23 July 1963) is the head of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev on 30 October 2008. The following day, the People's Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia, the republic's regional unicameral parliament voted in favor of Yevkurov's appointment, making him the third Head of Ingushetia. He is a career soldier, paratrooper, and Hero of the Russian Federation who was involved in numerous conflicts where Russia played a key role, including Kosovo (1999) and Chechnya. On 22 June 2009, Yevkurov was seriously injured following a car-bomb attack on his motorcade in the city of Nazran. On 23 October 2011, Yevkurov was again a target of an attack whilst on a national holiday.
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serviceyears
  • 1982
term start
  • 2008-10-29
Birth Date
  • 1963-07-23
Branch
Spouse
  • Mareta Yevkurova
Name
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  • Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov
Caption
  • Yunus-bek Yevkurov after receiving the Order of Military Merit award in 2009.
Party
Birth Place
  • Tarskoye village, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR, Soviet Union
Awards
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Allegiance
Battles
Successor
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
Prime Minister
Profession
  • Soldier
Children
  • 1
Order
  • 3
Predecessor
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  • Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov (; born 23 July 1963) is the head of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev on 30 October 2008. The following day, the People's Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia, the republic's regional unicameral parliament voted in favor of Yevkurov's appointment, making him the third Head of Ingushetia. He is a career soldier, paratrooper, and Hero of the Russian Federation who was involved in numerous conflicts where Russia played a key role, including Kosovo (1999) and Chechnya. On 22 June 2009, Yevkurov was seriously injured following a car-bomb attack on his motorcade in the city of Nazran. On 23 October 2011, Yevkurov was again a target of an attack whilst on a national holiday. As head of Ingushetia, he has been able to stabilise the crime situation and bring about positive social changes within the Russian republic.