Murad Stanislavovich Gadzhiev (; born 31 July 1961) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th,

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and

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s. In 2000 he was granted a Candidate of Agricultural Sciences degree. In 1993 Gadzhiev became the director of the Derbent cognac factory. Later he became a deputy of the

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. In 2011 he was elected deputy of the

6th State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 6th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации VI созыва) is a fo ...

from the

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constituency. Gadzhiev ran with the

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. In 2016 and 2021 he was re-elected for the

and

s respectively.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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Awards

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* Order of Honour

References

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