Rashid Borispiyevich Temrezov (; ) is a Russian

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who is the head of

Karachay–Cherkessia Karachay-Cherkessia (), officially the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. It is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. As of the 2021 census, Karachay-Cherkessia has a popul ...

since 2011. In 2017 he led tributes to the Soviet agronomist Zuhra Bayramkulova. In response to the

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, the

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of the

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added Temrezov to the

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on 24 February 2023, which results in his assets being frozen and U.S. persons being prohibited from dealing with him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Temrezov, Rashid 1976 births Living people People from Cherkessk Heads of Karachay-Cherkessia Russian Sunni Muslims Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List