Aslan Kitovich Tkhakushinov Аслан Китович Тхакушинов ТхьакIущынэ Аслъан Кытэ ыкъор |
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3rd Head of the Republic of Adygea | |
In office 13 January 2007 – 12 January 2017 |
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Prime Minister | Vladimir Samozhenkov |
Preceded by | Hazret Sovmen |
Succeeded by | Murat Kumpilov |
Personal details | |
Born |
Krasnodar Region, RSFSR, USSR |
December 7, 1947
Nationality | Adyghe |
Political party | United Russia |
Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Ramazanovna Tkhakushinova |
Profession | Russian Teacher |
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Aslan(cheriy) Kitovich Tkhakushinov (Russian: Асланчерий Китович Тхакушинов; Adyghe: ТхьакIущынэ Аслъан Кытэ ыкъор [tħaːkʷʼəɕəna aːsɬaːn kəta əqʷar]; born July 12, 1947) is the former Head of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, and is an ethnic Adyghe.
Tkhakushinov was born in the aul of Ulyap in Krasnogvardeysky District and graduated in 1971 from the Adyghean State Pedagogical University. He obtained a degree in Sociology from the same university in 1977. He worked at the Maykop State Technical University from 1983 to 2006 becoming president of the university in 1994.
He was a deputy on Maykop City Council from 1981 to 1990. He was elected to the legislature of Adygea in 1990.
Tkhakushinov is active in meeting with the members of the Circassians diasporas, and trying to solve the problem of the Circassians compatriots living abroad. In December 2010, he issued a decree to elaborate a program to help resettling the compatriots living in diaspora, whom want to return voluntarily to the motherland
Tkhakushinov visited different countries with an effective Circassians diasporas, such as his visit to Jordan in 1997
He is married and has a son.