Mirab Kishmaria

Mirab Boris-ipa Kishmaria Мираб Борис-иҧа Кишьмариа
8th Minister of Defence of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 2007
Preceded by	Sultan Sosnaliyev
Personal details
Born	3 August 1961 Ochamchira, Ochamchira district, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR

Mirab Boris-ipa Kishmaria (Abkhaz: Мираб Борис-иҧа Кишьмариа, Russian: Мира́б Бори́сович Кишма́рия)^[1] is the current Minister of Defence of the Republic of Abkhazia, which enjoys only limited recognition internationally.

Early life and career

Mirab Kishmaria was born 3 August 1961 in Ochamchira in what was then the Abkhazian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1984 he graduated from the Almaty general command college. From June 1987 until February 1989 Kishmaria fought with the 40th division of the Soviet army in Afghanistan. During the 1992-1993 War in Abkhazia, Kishmaria was commander of the eastern front of the Abkhazian army, in the Ochamchira district.

Political career

On 22 March 2005 Mirab Kishmaria became First Deputy Minister of Defence. After Sultan Sosnaliyev resigned as Defence Minister on 8 May 2007, Kishmaria became acting Minister of Defence on 10 May. He was appointed permanently to the post on 26 July.^[2]

Family

Mirab Kishmaria is married to a Georgian wife, they have 11 children. Out of these, seven fought in the 1992-1993 war with Georgia, and two died therein.^[3]

Sources

• Лакоба, Станислав (2004). «Абхазия после двух империй XIX—XXI вв.» // 21st Century COE Program Slavic Eurasian Studies — No. 5.. Sapporo: Slavic Research Center, Hokudai University. http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/publish/no5_ses/contents.html. 

References

1. ^ "IMG_4710-250.jpg". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. http://www.abkhaziagov.org/upload/iblock/1bd/IMG_4710-250.jpg. Retrieved 15 December 2008. 
2. ^ "Министр обороны". Кабинет Министров Республики Абхазия. http://www.govabk.org/cabinet/kishmariya.php. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Абхазия обогнала Россию по количеству министерств: интервью кандидата в президенты Сергея Багапш". 2 September 2004. http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/caucas1/msg/2004/09/m31733.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2008. 

Preceded by Sultan Sosnaliyev

Minister of Defence of Abkhazia 2007–present

Succeeded by incumbent

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Name	Kishmaria, Mirab
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Date of birth	3 August 1961
Place of birth	Ochamchira, Ochamchira district, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR
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