Zurab Agumava

Zurab Agumava
Head of the Supreme Court of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 July 2015
Preceded by	Roman Mushba
Prosecutor General of Abkhazia (acting)
In office 6 June 2014 â€“ 7 October 2014
Preceded by	Saferbei Mikanba
Succeeded by	Aleksei Lomia
Military Prosecutor of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Preceded by	?
Head of Sukhumi District
In office 2 April 2003 â€“ 2006
President	Vladislav Ardzinba Sergei Bagapsh
Preceded by	Lev Avidzba
Succeeded by	Vladimir Avidzba
Head of the State Security Service of Abkhazia
In office 1 November 2001 â€“ 2 April 2003
President	Vladislav Ardzinba
Preceded by	Raul Khajimba
Succeeded by	Givi Agrba
Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia
In office 2 July 2001 â€“ 1 November 2001
President	Vladislav Ardzinba
Prime Minister	Anri Jergenia
Preceded by	Almasbei Kchach
Succeeded by	Almasbei Kchach
Personal details
Born	1961 Eshera

Zurab Agumava is the head of the Supreme Court and a former politician from Abkhazia.

Early Life

Agumava was born in 1961 in the village of Eshera and was educated in the local school. In 1987, Agumava graduated in jurisprudence from the Abkhazian State University.^[1]

Career

Following his graduation, Agumava joined the Security Service. During the 1992-1993 war with Georgia, he led counterintelligence on the Gumista front. Agumava was promoted first to Deputy Head in 1993 and then, after the end of the war in December 1993, Head of Military Counterintelligence of Abkhazia. Between 1995 and May 1999, he held several senior posts in the Security Service and the Military Prosecution. In May 1999, Zurab Agumava was elected as a Supreme Court judge.^[1]

Interior Minister and Security Service Head

On 2 April Agumava was appointed Interior Minister by President Vladislav Ardzinba on 2 July 2001.^[2] On 1 November 2001, Agumava succeeded Raul Khajimba as Head of the State Security Service.^[3][4] On 2 April 2003, Agumava was appointed acting Head of the Sukhumi District,^[5] a post which he continued to hold until Ardzinba's successor Sergei Bagapsh appointed him Military Prosecutor in 2006.^[1]

Head of the Supreme Court

On 6 June 2014, Agumava was appointed acting Prosecutor General after the dismissal of Saferbei Mikanba following the 2014 Abkhazian political crisis.^[6] On 9 September, this appointment was extended by acting President Valeri Bganba until 7 October 2014, on which date Parliament elected Aleksei Lomia.^[7][8]

On 30 July, Agumava elected Head of the Supreme Court by Parliament, to succeed Roman Mushba who had announced his resignation, co-inciding with the end of his mandate.^[9][10]

References

1. "ЗУРАБ АГУМАВА ИЗБРАН СУДЬЕЙ ВЕРХОВНОГО СУДА АБХАЗИИ". Abkhazia-Inform. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
2. УКАЗОМ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА НАЗНАЧЕН НОВЫЙ МИНИСТР ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ АБХАЗИИ [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEW INTERIOR MINISTER OF ABKHAZIA]. Apsnypress (in Russian). 2 July 2001. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
3. ООН: поделите мандариновую страну. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
4. Абхазский парламент не поддержал вотум недоверия правительству. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 2 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
5. "Выпуск № 057". Apsnypress. 2 April 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
6. "Зураб Агумава назначен исполняющим обязанности Генерального прокурора РА.". Apsnypress. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
7. "Исполнение Зурабом Агумава обязанностей генерального прокурора РА продлено до 7 октября". Apsnypress. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
8. "Алексей Ломия назначен Генеральным прокурором Республики Абхазия". Apsnypress. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
9. "Зураб Агумаа избран на должность Председателя Верховного Суда Республики Абхазия". Apsnypress. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
10. "Роман Мушба объявил о своей отставке". Apsnypress. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.