Alan Margiev

Alan Taimurazovich Margiev (, , Alan Tajmurazy fyrt Mærhity) is an Ossetian politician from the small, partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia who, since June 24, 2024, has been the Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia.

Biography Alan Margiev was born in the city of Tskhinvali in 1987. He studied at the Moscow State Pedagogical University and graduated with a degree in management in 2008; he then attended the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration from 2013-2015. In February 2021, Margiev was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, after which he was appointed the Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia in October 2023. Shortly after Margiev was elected Speaker after a single ballot with 27 votes out of 34. However, he eventually called for "compromise" with United Ossetia, for national stability, announcing that the Central Election Commission would investigate claims of fraud at polling stations which could cost the Communists two seats in parliament to be awarded to United Ossetia instead. This came shortly after the arrival of Russian politicians for negotiations for a bilateral cooperation treaty between the Russian Duma and South Ossetia's parliament.