Maxim Gvinjia

Maxim Gvinjia Максим Ӷәынџьиа მაქსიმ ღვინჯია
7th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia
In office 26 February 2010 – 11 October 2011
President	Sergei Bagapsh Alexander Ankvab
Prime Minister	Sergei Shamba
Preceded by	Sergei Shamba
Succeeded by	Viacheslav Chirikba
Personal details
Born	13 March 1976 Sukhumi
Alma mater	Gorlovsky State Institute for Foreign Languages

Maxim Gvinjia (Abkhaz: Максим Ӷәынџьиа, Georgian: მაქსიმ ღვინჯია) is the former 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. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
2. "Предыдущие Министры и их Заместители". 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
3. "Заместители". 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2010.