Aslan Kobakhia

Aslan Kobakhia is one of three current Vice Premiers and the current Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia.

Early life and education Aslan Kobakhia was born on 23 March 1960 in Lykhny, Gudauta District. Between 1981 and 1985 he studied at the Economics Faculty of the Abkhazian State University.

In the March 2012 election, Kobakhia was elected to the 5th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia in constituency no. 2 (Sukhumi). He won a 25.35% plurality in the first round over six other candidates and defeated Akhra Abukhba in the run-off. Kobakhia had been nominated by the opposition Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia and became one of four of its eleven candidates to be elected to the 35-member Parliament.

On 16 August 2016, Kobakhia entered the Government of President Khajimba when he was appointed as one of three Vice Premiers and Minister for Internal Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Beslan Bartsits.