Aslan Tkhakushinov
| Aslan Kitovich Tkhakushinov Аслан Китович Тхакушинов ТхьакIущынэ Аслъан Кытэ ыкъор |
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| 3rd Head of the Republic of Adygea | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Vladimir Samozhenkov |
| Preceded by | Hazret Sovmen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1947 Krasnodar Region, RSFSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Adyghe |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Ramazanovna Thakushinova |
| Profession | Russian Teacher |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Awards |  Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order of Honour (Russian Federation) Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation |
Aslan(cheriy) Kitovich Tkhakushinov (Russian: Асланчерий Китович Тхакушинов; Adyghe: ТхьакIущынэ Аслъан Кытэ ыкъор; born July 12, 1947) is the current 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 back voluntarily to the motherland[1]
Tkhakushinvo visited different countries with an effective Circassians diasporas, such as his visit to Jordan in 1997[2][3][4]
He is married and has a son.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.natpress.net/index.php?newsid=396 Via NatPress (Russian Language)
- ^ http://www.kingabdullah.jo/news/details.php?kn_serial=5299&menu_id=&lang_hmka1=1 Via the Official Website of King Abdullah II
- ^ http://visualrian.com/images/item/144617 Via Rian
- ^ http://www.pm.gov.jo/english/index.php?page_type=news&part=1&id=2525 Via the Prime Ministery Official Website of Jordan
- Official website of the Republic of Adygea. Aslan Kitovich Tkhakushinov (Russian)
- Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Владимир Путин внес на рассмотрение Государственного Совета - Хасэ Адыгеи кандидатуру Асланчерия Тхакушинова для наделения его полномочиями главы республики (Russian)
| Preceded by Hazret Sovmen |
President of the Republic of Adygea January 13, 2007 – present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
