Elbrus Kutrashev
Elbrus Kutrashev | |
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| Эльбрус Кутрашев | |
Kutrashev in 2023 | |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Iraq | |
| Assumed office 8 April 2021 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Maksim Konstantinovich Maksimov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1975 Grozny, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, RSFSR, USSR |
| Education | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
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Elbrus Kirillovich Kutrashev[a] (born 1975), is a Russian diplomat. He serves as the Ambassador of Russia to Iraq.
Early life and education
Kutrashev was born on 27 September 1975 in Grozny and is of Chechen descent. He earned his degree from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1998.[1] He is reportedly fluent in both English and Arabic.
Career
Kutrashev has been a career diplomat since 1998.[2] From 2003 to 2005, he served at the Russian Embassy in Iraq. Between 2015 and 2018, he held the position of Counselor-Envoy at the Russian Embassy in Syria. From 2018 to 2021, he headed a division within the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Since 8 April 2021, he has served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Iraq.[3]
Awards
- Order of Friendship (17 October 2024) — For significant contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy course of the Russian Federation and many years of dedicated diplomatic service.[4]
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class (25 September 2018) — For significant contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy course of the Russian Federation and many years of dedicated work.[5]
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (25 July 2013) — For significant contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy course of the Russian Federation in the Syrian direction.[6]
- Medal "For Courage".[1]
Personal life
Kutrashev is married, with two sons and two daughters.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Чеченец назначен послом РФ в Ираке" [Chechen appointed as Russian Ambassador to Iraq]. Grozny-Inform (in Russian). 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Кутрашев Эльбрус Кириллович, Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Ирак" [Kutrashev Elbrus Kirillovich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Iraq]. Embassy of Russia in Iraq (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.04.2021 № 199 «О Чрезвычайном и Полномочном После Российской Федерации в Республике Ирак»" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 8 April 2021 No. 199 "On the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Iraq"]. Official Internet Portal of Legal Information of the Russian Federation (in Russian). 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.10.2024 № 892 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 17 October 2024 No. 892 "On awarding state decorations of the Russian Federation"]. Official Internet Portal of Legal Information of the Russian Federation (in Russian). 21 October 2024. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.09.2018 г. № 542 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 25 September 2018 No. 542 "On awarding state decorations of the Russian Federation"]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.07.2013 г. № 639 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 25 July 2013 No. 639 "On awarding state decorations of the Russian Federation"]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.