Ruslan Lechkhadzhiev (Russian: Руслан Абдулвахиевич Лечхаджиев; born 2 July 1965, Gudermes) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

Ruslan Lechkhadzhiev
Руслан Лечхаджиев
Deputy of the 8th State Duma
Assumed office
19 September 2021
Personal details
Born (1965-07-02) 2 July 1965 (age 59)
Gudermes, Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materGrozny State Oil Technical University

From 2004 to 2007, Lechkhadzhiev headed the branch of the Directorate of the North Caucasian Highways of the Federal Road Agency. In 2007-2021, he worked at the Department of Federal Highways "Caucasus" of the Federal Road Agency, first as the deputy chief and then as the chief. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1][2][3]

On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] The United Kingdom also sanctioned Lechkhadzhiev in 2022.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Лечхаджиев, Руслан Абдулвахиевич" (in Russian). ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ "Упрдор "Северный Кавказ" возглавил Руслан Лечхаджиев". 10 лет Дор Инфо. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  5. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST" (PDF). 29 September 2023.