Beslan Badrovich Khagba (; born 23 May 1956) is a former Minister for Internal Affairs of

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. He served from May 2015 to October 2015, when he was replaced by

Leonid Dzapshba Leonid Yurivich Dzapshba (; born January 1, 1961) is a two-time Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia, a former Presidential candidate and the former head of the Football Federation of Abkhazia. Early life Dzapshba was born on 1 January 1961 ...

Early life

He was born 23 May 1956 in

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. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of

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and then from 1978 to 1980 he served in the

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. After, he worked in various positions in the North Caucasian Transport Prosecutor's Office in

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. From 1988 to 1992 he was Deputy Prosecutor of the

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. From 1993 to 2003 he was Prosecutor of

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, and then from 2003 to 2005 he was the Prosecutor of the

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. He was relieved from the post in May 2005 at his own request.

Minister for Internal Affairs

In May 2015, following two confrontations between police officers and members of the State Security Service, Interior Minister

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handed in his resignation. It was accepted by President Khajimba on the evening of 14 May, and he appointed Khagba as his successor. On 9 October, Khagba was dismissed by Khajimba and replaced by

, who had already been Interior Minister from 2010 to 2011. It was speculated he left because he did not provide noticeable results during his ministerial career.

Post-ministerial role

Khagba has been a political scientist since his termination from the post. In 2025 he commented on the upcoming elections, expressing skepticism towards opposition candidates' campaign promises and calling them populist and unrealistic, and that they need to gain Russian confidence for their investment.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khagba, Beslan 1956 births Living people Ministers for internal affairs of Abkhazia People from Gudauta