Adgur Rafet-ipa Kharaziya (; ka, ადგურ ხარაზია) is an Abkhazian politician who served as the mayor of

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from 2014 to 2019. He was also the Minister of Agriculture of Abkhazia and the Vice Speaker of the People's Assembly. In 2024, Kharazia, having been elected as an MP in

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, opened fire in the parliament building, killing one MP,

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and wounding another one.

Acting mayor of Sukhumi (first time)

Adgur Kharaziya was head of the

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assembly before he was appointed acting mayor of

by president

Vladislav Ardzinba Vladislav Ardzinba (, ka, ვლადისლავ არძინბა; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was an Abkhaz historian and politician who served as the first '' de facto'' president of Abkhazia. Ardzinba led Abkhazia to '' de fact ...

on 5 November 2004, in the heated aftermath of the 2004 presidential election, succeeding Leonid Lolua. During his first speech he called upon the two leading candidates,

Sergei Bagapsh Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh, (4 March 1949 – 29 May 2011) was an Abkhaz politician who served as the second President of Abkhazia from 12 February 2005 until his death on 29 May 2011. He previously served as Prime Minister of Abkhazia f ...

and

Raul Khadjimba Raul Jumkovich Khajimba (, ka, რაულ ჯუმკას-ძე ჰაჯიმბა; born 21 March 1959) is an Abkhazian politician who served as President of Abkhazia from 25 September 2014 until 12 January 2020. He was also Chairman ...

, to both withdraw. On 16 February 2005, newly elected President Bagapsh replaced Kharaziya with Astamur Adleiba as mayor of Sukhumi.

Member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia

In the 2007 parliamentary elections Adgur Kharaziya successfully stood as candidate in the Dranda precinct No. 24, winning a majority in the first round. He formed part of the opposition. During the assembly's first meeting after the election Kharaziya was nominated for the position of

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by fellow MP

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but lost to

Nugzar Ashuba Nugzar Nuri-ipa Ashuba (Abkhaz language, Abkhaz: Нугзар Нури-иҧа Ашәба, ka, ნუგზარ აშუბა) is a senior politician from Abkhazia. He was Minister of Culture from 1986 until 1992 and the first Chairman of the ...

. On 27 July 2007, Kharaziya took part in a round table on free speech organised by journalists that called upon the government to end what it called the pursuit of independent and opposition media.

Mayor of Sukhumi (second time)

Following the May 2014 Revolution and the election of

Raul Khajimba Raul Jumkovich Khajimba (, ka, რაულ ჯუმკას-ძე ჰაჯიმბა; born 21 March 1959) is an Abkhazians, Abkhazian politician who served as President of Abkhazia from 25 September 2014 until 12 January 2020. He was also ...

, Kharaziya was again appointed acting mayor of Sukhumi on 22 October 2014. On 4 April 2015, he won the by-election to the city council in constituency no. 3 unopposed, and was confirmed as mayor on 4 May.

2024 shooting

On 19 December 2024, fellow lawmaker

was killed and another one,

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, was injured in a shooting inside the Abhkaz parliament building. Kharazia was identified as the suspect in the shooting.

References

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