Hazret Sovmen
Hazret Sovmen | |
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Хазрет Совмен Шъоумэн Хьазрэт | |
Sovmen in 2001 | |
| 2nd President of the Republic of Adygea | |
| In office 8 February 2002 – 12 January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Aslan Dzharimov |
| Succeeded by | Aslan Tkhakushinov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1937 Afipsip, Takhtamukaysky District, Adyghe AO, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Profession | Businessman, professor |
| Awards | Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order of the Badge of Honour Order of Honour and Glory of Abkhazia |
Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen (Adyghe: Шъэумэн Хьазрэт Меджидэ ыкъор [ʂawman ħaːzrat]; Russian: Хазре́т Меджи́дович Совмен; born 1 May 1937) was the second president of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, having succeeded Aslan Dzharimov at the post. Sovmen is a university professor from Maykop. Before becoming 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.