Yunus-bek Yevkurov Politician

Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov (Russian: Юну́с-бек Баматгире́евич Евку́ров; 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 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.

Personal facts

Yunus-bek Yevkurov
Alias (AKA)Yevkurov Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich (full name)
Birth dateJuly 23, 1963
Birth place
Soviet Union , Prigorodny District Republic of North Ossetia–Alania , North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Religion
Sunni Islam

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Office holder

awards
Order of Military Merit (Russia)
Medal For Courage (Russia)
Order of the Red Star
military operations
Kosovo War
Second Chechen War
First Chechen War
military branch
Russian Airborne Troops
military rank
Colonel
party
United Russia
service start1982
successor

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