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 | Grozny,Chechen-Ingush ASSR,RSFSR,USSR | 27 September 1975
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.
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.
Kutrashev has been a career diplomat since 1998. [2] From 2003 to 2005,he served at the Russian Embassy in Iraq.[ citation needed ] 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]
Kutrashev is married,with two sons and two daughters. [2]