Yunus-Bek Yevkurov
| Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov | |
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| Юнус-бек Баматгиреевич Евкуров | |
Yunus-bek Yevkurov after receiving the Order of Military Merit award in 2009.
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| 3rd Head of Ingushetia | |
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Assumed office 29 October 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Murat Zyazikov |
| Succeeded by |
Rashid Gaysanov (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 July 1963 Tarskoye village, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Spouse(s) | Mareta Yevkurova |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Awards |
Hero of Russia Order of Military Merit Order of the Red Star Medal For Courage (2) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Soviet Union Russia |
| Service/branch | Russian Airborne Troops |
| Years of service | 1982–present |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars |
First Chechen War Kosovo War Second Chechen War |
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.
Yevkurov, is an ethnic Ingush, was born on 23 July 1963 into a peasant family, of 12 children, consisting of five sisters and six brothers. He graduated from the same school that was later the scene of the Beslan massacre.
Yevkurov married Mareta on 23 December 2007. The couple have one son, born on 1 November 2008.
Yevkurov was conscripted by the Soviet Army in 1982, serving in the Naval Infantry of the Pacific Fleet. In 1989, he graduated from the Ryazan School of Airborne Troops. Yevkurov continued his military education, graduating from the Frunze Military Academy in 1997 and from the General Staff Academy in 2004.
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