Maxim Gvinjia

Maxim Gvinjia Максим Ҕәнџьиа
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9th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 February 2010
President	Alexander Ankvab
Preceded by	Sergei Shamba
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 March 2004
President	Vladislav Ardzinba Sergei Bagapsh Alexander Ankvab
Personal details
Born	13 March 1976 Sukhumi
Alma mater	Gorlovsky State Institute for Foreign Languages

Maxim Gvinjia (Abkhaz: Максим Ҕәнџьиа) is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia. Before he was appointed on 26 February 2010 to replace Sergei Shamba,^[1] Gvinjia had served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs since 1 March 2004.^[2]

Early life and career

Gvinjia was born on 13 March 1976 in Sukhumi. In 1998, he graduated from the Gorlovsky State Institute for Foreign Languages in Ukraine. Gvinjia is a member of the Abkhazian Committee to Ban Land Mines and has written a number of papers on the subject.^[3]

References

1. ^ "New Abkhaz FM Appointed". Civil Georgia. 26 February 2010. http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=22028. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
2. ^ "Предыдущие Министры и их Заместители". 2008. http://mfaabkhazia.org/ministry/predyduwie_ministry_i_ih_zamestiteli/. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
3. ^ "Заместители". 2008. http://mfaabkhazia.org/ministry/zamestiteli/. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 

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Name	Gvinjia, Maxim
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Date of birth	13 March 1976
Place of birth	Sukhumi
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