Raul Khajimba

Raul Khajimba
Рауль Ҳаџьымба
Official portrait, 2015
4th President of Abkhazia
In office 25 September 2014 – 12 January 2020
Prime Minister	Beslan Butba Artur Mikvabia Beslan Bartsits Shamil Adzynba (Acting) Gennadi Gagulia Daur Arshba (Acting) Valeri Bganba
Vice President	Vitali Gabnia Aslan Bartsits
Preceded by	Alexander Ankvab
Succeeded by	Valeri Bganba (Acting)
Member of Parliament for Constituency no. 30 (Tkvarcheli)
In office 3 April 2012 – 7 October 2014
Preceded by	Daur Arshba
Succeeded by	Taifun Ardzinba
Chairman of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia
In office 12 May 2010 – 31 March 2015
Preceded by	Daur Arshba Astamur Tania
Succeeded by	Daur Arshba
Vice President of Abkhazia
In office 12 February 2005 – 28 May 2009
President	Sergei Bagapsh
Preceded by	Valery Arshba
Succeeded by	Alexander Ankvab
5th Prime Minister of Abkhazia
In office 22 April 2003 – 6 October 2004
President	Vladislav Ardzinba
Preceded by	Gennady Gagulia
Succeeded by	Nodar Khashba
Minister for Defence
In office 19 December 2002 – 22 April 2003
Prime Minister	Gennady Gagulia
Preceded by	Vladimir Mikanba
Succeeded by	Viacheslav Eshba
First Vice Premier of Abkhazia
In office 18 June 2001 – 22 April 2003
Prime Minister	Anri Jergenia Gennady Gagulia
Preceded by	Beslan Kubrava
Succeeded by	Astamur Tarba
Head of the State Security Service
In office December 1999 – 1 November 2001
President	Vladislav Ardzinba
Preceded by	Astamur Tarba
Succeeded by	Zurab Agumava
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-21) 21 March 1958 (age 66) Tkvarcheli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Abkhaz
Political party	Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia
Spouse	Saida Kuchuberiya
Children	2
Alma mater	Abkhazian State University

Raul Jumkovich Khajimba (Abkhaz: Рауль Џьумка-иԥа Ҳаџьымба, Georgian: რაულ ჯუმკას-ძე ჰაჯიმბა; born 21 March 1958) is an Abkhazian politician, and served as President of Abkhazia from 25 September 2014 until 12 January 2020. He was also Chairman of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia from 2010 to 2015. Khajimba previously held the offices of Vice President (2005–2009), Prime Minister (2003–2004) and Defence Minister (2002–2003). He unsuccessfully ran for president in 2004, 2009 and 2011. He resigned the presidency in 2020 due to protests against him.