Zita Besayeva

Zita Grigorievna Besayeva (born 17 June 1976) is a South Ossetian politician who has been a member of the Parliament of South Ossetia since 2014. Following the election of Alan Gagloev as President of South Ossetia, she has served as the chairwoman of the ruling Nykhaz party since February 2023.

Biography Early life Zita Besayeva was born in 1976 in Tskhinval then in the South Ossetian AO which was part of the Georgian SSR, a member republic of the Soviet Union. She graduated from the South Ossetian State University as part of their class of 1998 with a degree in history. She would also continue to study at the State University, earning a degree in law in 2002. While in parliament she would serve as the head of the commission on compliance with regulations and won re-election in the 2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election.

At the sixth Nykhaz party congress in February 2023, Besayeva was selected to replace outgoing party chairman Alan Gagloev, as the President cannot also be the chairman of a political party.

Personal life Besayeva is married and has three sons.