Rashid Yakhyayevich Gaysanov (russian: Рашид Яхьяевич Гайсанов; born 17 September 1972), last name also spelled Gaisanov, is a Russian

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

in the southern Republic of Ingushetia. He has served as the

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

of Ingushetia under Ingush President Yunus-bek Yevkurov. He was further appointed the acting

president of Ingushetia The Head of the Republic of Ingushetia (russian: Глава Республики Ингушетия), formerly ''President of the Republic of Ingushetia'', is the highest office within the Government of Ingushetia, Russia. The Head is elected by ...

following an assassination attempt against Yevkurov in June 2009. The Russian government of

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

appointed Gaysanov as the acting

by presidential decree following the

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attempt against President Yunus-bek Yevkurov in June 2009. The bombing left Yevkurov in a coma for two weeks after the bombing and unable to govern. Gaysanov's appointment as acting president was seen as an attempt by the Kremlin to halt potential

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. Both Gaysanov and former Ingush president Ruslan Aushev had reportedly shown interest in becoming acting president until Yevkurov returned to office. Gaysanov was directed by the President of Russia,

, to exercise operational leadership of the republic in view of the powers that Gaysanov has to assume that role. Gaysanov pledged to continue all of Yevkurov's programs and policies during Yevkurov's recovery, "All the programs and projects led by President Yevkurov and launched by him, will be continued." Rashid Gaysanov was the acting President of Ingushetia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaysanov, Rashid 1972 births Heads of Ingushetia Ingush people Living people People from Nazranovsky District Acting heads of the federal subjects of Russia Rostov State University of Economics alumni