Magomed Tazhudinovich Gadzhiyev (; born 7 April 1965) is a Russian political and public figure. He served as a deputy of the

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for its

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, 6th and 7th convocations. He is a member of the

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political party, and served as a member of the Duma's Committee on Development of Civil Society, Public and Religious Organizations. He is a Major General of the

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Biography

Gadzhiyev was born on 7 April 1965 in

Makhachkala Makhachkala, previously known as Petrovskoye (1844–1857) and Port-Petrovsk (1857–1921), or by the local Kumyk language, Kumyk name of Anji, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Dagestan, Russia. ...

, then in the

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, in the

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. In 1996 Gadzhiyev graduated from the Institute of Management and Business in Makhachkala and then in 1998 completed a degree at the Faculty of Law of the

Dagestan State University Dagestan State University () is a public university in Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian ...

. After his discharge from military service, he was appointed deputy director (1985-1994), then director (1994-1996) of the Khushetskaya equipment base of the Dagvino association of the Dagestan ASSR. In 1996, after graduation, he joined the West Caspian basin administration for protection, repopulation of the stock of fish and fisheries regulation as deputy director of the administration. From 1998 to 2001, he held the positions of the deputy head of the tax service of the

Republic of Dagestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...

and deputy head of the Department of the Ministry of Taxation for the Republic of Dagestan. Since 2001 he worked as Deputy Head of the Interregional Inspection of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation for the

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. In December 2003, he was elected as deputy of the 4th convocation of the State Duma. In 2007, he was elected to the State Duma's 5th convocation as part of the federal list of candidates nominated by the political party

. In December 2011, he was nominated from the United Russia political party to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, according to the results of the distribution of mandates, he was elected to the State Duma's VI convocation. In September 2016, he was nominated to the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the United Russia political party, according to the results of the distribution of mandates, he was elected a deputy of the State Duma's VII convocation. In June 2022, during the

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, Gadzhiyev sent humanitarian aid to the residents of the

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and

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regions. A convoy with the logos #Zанаших #сVоихнебросаем delivered food and essential goods. He also organized the dispatch of military equipment for Russian volunteers who are fighting in Ukraine. In 2022,

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, head of the

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(DPR) publicly praised Magomed Gadzhiev for his «all-encompassing support and personal involvement in the fate of the Donbass region».

Legislative activity

From 2004 to 2019, during his term as a deputy of the State Duma of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th convocations, he co-authored 303 legislative initiatives and amendments to draft federal laws, including those concerning the annexation of Crimea. As a member of the

faction in the Duma, he voted for a number of bills, including the Yarovaya Package, which prohibits US citizens from adopting children from Russia.

Criticism

A group of EU, US and Ukrainian politicians called for sanctions against Magomed Gadzhiev and others for their support of

Russia's invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

. In particular, American political scientist Jason Smart tweeted that «Magomed Gadzhiev should be under US and EU sanctions, and not live his luxurious life in Western countries, supporting the war in Ukraine». An investigative piece by the Romanian RBN media outlet reported that Magomed Gadzhiev made attempts to obtain European citizenship in exchange for providing information about Russian authorities and oligarchs. According to the Eureporter website and the Ukrainian TV channel FreeДом, Gadzhiev has real estate in

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and

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, USA.

References

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