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Magomed Gadzhiyev

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Magomed Gadzhiyev
Deputy of the State Duma
In office
December 2003 – 12 October 2021
Personal details
Born
Magomed Gadzhiyev

(1965-04-07) 7 April 1965 (age 59)
Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia

Magomed Tazhudinovich Gadzhiyev (Russian: Магомед Тажудинович Гаджиев; born 7 April 1965) is a Russian political and public figure. He served as a deputy of the State Duma for its 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th convocations. He is a member of the United Russia political party, and served as a member of the Duma's Committee on Development of Civil Society, Public and Religious Organizations. He is a Major General of the Federal Taxation Service.[1]

Biography

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Gadzhiyev was born on 7 April 1965 in Makhachkala, then in the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union. In 1996 Gadzhiyev graduated from the Institute of Management and Business in Makhachkala and then in 1998 completed a degree at the Faculty of Law of the Dagestan State University.

After his discharge from military service, he was appointed deputy director (1985-1994), then director (1994-1996) of the Khushetskaya equipment base of the Dagvino association of the Dagestan ASSR. In 1996, after graduation, he joined the West Caspian basin administration for protection, repopulation of the stock of fish and fisheries regulation as deputy director of the administration. From 1998 to 2001, he held the positions of the deputy head of the tax service of the Republic of Dagestan and deputy head of the Department of the Ministry of Taxation for the Republic of Dagestan.[2]

Since 2001 he worked as Deputy Head of the Interregional Inspection of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation for the Southern Federal District. In December 2003, he was elected as deputy of the 4th convocation of the State Duma.[3]

In 2007, he was elected to the State Duma's 5th convocation as part of the federal list of candidates nominated by the political party United Russia.[4]

In December 2011, he was nominated from the United Russia political party to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, according to the results of the distribution of mandates, he was elected to the State Duma's VI convocation.[5]

In September 2016, he was nominated to the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the United Russia political party, according to the results of the distribution of mandates, he was elected a deputy of the State Duma's VII convocation.[6]

In June 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gadzhiyev sent humanitarian aid to the residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. A convoy with the logos #Zанаших #сVоихнебросаем delivered food and essential goods. He also organized the dispatch of military equipment for Russian volunteers who are fighting in Ukraine.[7]

In 2022, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) publicly praised Magomed Gadzhiev for his «all-encompassing support and personal involvement in the fate of the Donbass region».[8]

Legislative activity

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From 2004 to 2019, during his term as a deputy of the State Duma of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th convocations, he co-authored 303 legislative initiatives and amendments to draft federal laws, including those concerning the annexation of Crimea.[9][10]

As a member of the United Russia faction in the Duma, he voted for a number of bills, including the Yarovaya Package, which prohibits US citizens from adopting children from Russia.[11][12]

Criticism

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A group of EU, US and Ukrainian politicians called for sanctions against Magomed Gadzhiev and others for their support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In particular, American political scientist Jason Smart tweeted that «Magomed Gadzhiev should be under US and EU sanctions, and not live his luxurious life in Western countries, supporting the war in Ukraine».[13][14][15]

An investigative piece by the Romanian RBN media outlet reported that Magomed Gadzhiev made attempts to obtain European citizenship in exchange for providing information about Russian authorities and oligarchs.[16][17][13]

According to the Eureporter website and the Ukrainian TV channel FreeДом, Gadzhiev has real estate in France and Miami, USA.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "Гаджиев Магомед Тажудинович" (in Russian). State Duma. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Гаджиев, Магомед Тажудинович" (in Russian). TASS. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Гаджиев Магомед Тажудинович" (in Russian). Caucasian Knot. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Постановление Центризбиркома о результатах выборов депутатов Государственной Думы пятого созыва" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Постановление ЦИК о результатах выборов депутатов Госдумы шестого созыва" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Приложение к постановлению Центральной избирательной комиссии Российской Федерации от 23 сентября 2016 г. N 56/541-7" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Магомед Гаджиев биография. Биография Магомед Гаджиев. Личная жизнь Магомед Гаджиев - Свободная Пресса". svpressa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Глава ДНР Денис Пушилин выразил благодарность бывшему депутату Госдумы от Дагестана Магомеду Гаджиеву за поддержку". dnr-news.ru (in Russian). 23 June 2022.
  9. ^ "О внесении изменений в Федеральный конституционный закон "О принятии в Российскую Федерацию Республики Крым и образовании в составе Российской Федерации новых субъектов - Республики Крым и города федерального значения Севастополя"". sozd.duma.gov.ru (in Russian).
  10. ^ "Гаджиев Магомед Тажудинович" (in Russian). www.pnp.ru. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  11. ^ "О проекте федерального закона № 1039149-6". vote.duma.gov.ru (in Russian).
  12. ^ ""Фикса" - американец? Как экс-депутат Госдумы РФ Гаджиев, спонсирующий войну в Украине, пытается закрепиться в США". unian.net (in Russian).
  13. ^ a b "Скандал вокруг экс-единороса Магомеда Гаджиева получил международный резонанс: в ЕС вышло расследование о беглеце". unian.net.
  14. ^ "Вопрос экс-единороса Магомеда Гаджиева просят рассмотреть на уровне высших органов власти ЕС и США". unian.net.
  15. ^ "Группа политиков ЕС, США и Украины призвала ввести санкции против Киркорова и Собчак". tass.ru.
  16. ^ "Magomed Gadzhiev is advising an Abu Dhabi royal and may have received French citizenship". eureporter.co (in Russian).
  17. ^ "Magomed Gadjiev un oligarh rus, finanțator al agresiunii ruse în Ucraina prin batalionul Daghestan, caută pașaport din vest pentru a scăpa de sancțiuni". romaniabreakingnews.ro. 9 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Exposing Magomed Gadzhiev: A Russian oligarch who supports the war in Ukraine and evades sanctions". eureporter.co.
  19. ^ "Російські воєнні злочинці в бігах. Французький паспорт та висока посада в компанії з ОАЕ для Магомеда Гаджиєва?". espreso.tv (in Russian).
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