Hazret Sovmen
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Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen (Adyghe: Шъэумэн Хьазрэт, Russian: Хазре́т Меджи́дович Совмен) (born May 1, 1937) was the second President of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, having succeeded Aslan Dzharimov at the post. Sovmen is a university professor hailing from Maykop. Before he became the President Hazret Sovmen had been a successful businessman (with links to Russian entrepreneurs in Siberia), having started off as a bulldozer driver in a gold mine in Chukotka. He is the founder of Polyus Gold, Russia's leading gold-mining company.
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[edit] Early life
Sovmen was born in a village in Takhtamukaysky District. He did his military service in the Black Sea Fleet and graduated from the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute. He started working at a gold mine in Chukota in 1961 and also worked on mines in the Krasnoyarsk Krai and Magadan Oblast. He became manager of the Polyus Mine in 1981
[edit] Political career
Sovmen was elected to the office of President on January 13, 2002 by direct suffrage in the Republic. He was faced with the challenges of leading one of a Russia's poorest republics, officially declared bankrupt by the Government of Russia. Sovmen was involved in political activities with the Slavic people Union, Adygeya's principal opposition party. Russian president Vladimir Putin is believed to have supported Sovmen. In 1997, Russian President Yeltsin awarded him with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland 3rd class. On January 13, 2007 he was succeeded as Adygean President by Aslan Tkhakushinov.
He is a member of the United Russia party.
[edit] Personal life
Sovmen's interests include hunting and fishing.
[edit] Source
This article is sourced from Russian Wikipedia
| Preceded by Aslan Dzharimov |
President of Adygea 8 February 2002 – 13 January 2007 |
Succeeded by Aslan Tkhakushinov |
