Mikhail Nikolayev

Mikhail Nikolayev
Михаил Николаев
Nikolayev in 2008
Russian Federation Senator
from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
In office
28 January 2002  23 June 2010
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byVyacheslav Shtyrov
1st President of Sakha (Yakutia)
In office
20 December 1991  21 January 2002
Vice PresidentVyacheslav Shtyrov (1991–97)
Spartak Borisov (1997–2002)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVyacheslav Shtyrov
Personal details
Born(1937-11-13)13 November 1937
Oktyomtsy, Yakut ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Sakha Republic, Russia)
Died4 August 2023(2023-08-04) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeOktyomtsy
Political party
SpouseDora Nikitichna Nikolaeva
Children3
Alma materOmsk State Agrarian University

Mikhail Yefimovich Nikolayev (Russian: Михаил Ефимович Николаев; 13 November 1937 – 4 August 2023) was a Russian Yakut politician who was the first President of the Sakha Republic, serving from 1991 to January 2002. He was succeeded by Vyacheslav Shtyrov.