23 Facts About Alan Gagloev

Alan Gagloev served as chairman of the Nykhaz party from 2020 to 2023.

Alan Gagloev was born on 6 February 1981, in Tskhinvali.

Alan Gagloev graduated from the South Ossetian State University in 2002 and was hired by the Ministry of Economic Development of South Ossetia as the chief specialist of the department for supporting small and medium-sized businesses.

Alan Gagloev ran unsuccessfully for president of South Ossetia in 2017, losing to Anatoly Bibilov.

Alan Gagloev went on to be elected chairman of Nykhaz in February 2020.

Alan Gagloev ran for president a second time in the 2022 election.

Bibilov admitted defeat in the elections, congratulated Alan Gagloev and wished him "successful work for the good of the people".

Domestically, Alan Gagloev said the main issue of his presidency would be taking steps to improve the economy.

Alan Gagloev was seen by observers as being less supportive of holding a referendum to join Russia, saying that Russia was "still busy with other issues," in reference to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 12 August 2022, Alan Gagloev dismissed defense minister Vladimir Pukhaev due to an incident on 23 July 2022, which involved masked servicemen of the defense minister assaulting civilians in various locations throughout the region.

Alan Gagloev would assert his "supreme authority" over the armed forces after these events.

Alan Gagloev's government cooperated with Russian authorities to create screening centers on the border to make sure the drafted or eligible for the draft don't get into the country.

On March 12,2023, Alan Gagloev personally awarded Ramzan Kadyrov's daughter Aishat Kadyrova, the South Ossetian Order of Friendship, stating that she had worked tirelessly to improve bilateral relations with Chechnya and South Ossetia.

In October 2023, Alan Gagloev supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling it a "Special military operation" and South Ossetia's "joint goal" with Russia.

In March 2024, Georgia's Interpress News claimed that in 2023 President Alan Gagloev expressed hope that the "republic" would join Russia soon.

On March 17,2024, it was announced that several high ranking South Ossetian officials, namely speaker Alan Alborov and President Alan Gagloev, were entering talks with Russian officials for possible annexation into Russia by the end of the year.

Alan Gagloev named Konstantin Dzhussoev, who holds a monopoly on South Ossetia's construction industry, as his Prime Minister who has no experience with either politics or working in government.

However, Alan Gagloev named a relative, Oleg Alan Gagloev, as his minister of justice who was formerly Anatoly Bibilov's chief of staff, but was fired in 2020.

Alan Gagloev has dismissed all four district heads, meaning that South Ossetia's devolved local governments have not been functioning since he took power.

Alan Gagloev sought to fix the long-running health crisis when he appointed health minister, Agunda Pliyeva, exasperated by entering a dispute with the hospital staff in Tskhinvali due to low pay and a brain-drain.

The second leading issue was the poor state of the economy, which Alan Gagloev appointed finance minister Kazbek Tsarikayev, the former finance minister of North Ossetia, to fix.

Gagloev's head of administration, Alan Dzhioev, implored Gagloev to keep Tsarikayev who went on to go on a state visit to Moscow to try and convince Russian officials that South Ossetia was operating under a surplus.

Dzambolat Tadtayev was named the Minister of Finance, Sarmat Kotaev was named the Minister of Economic Development, and Alan Gagloev Margiev was named the new head of Presidential Administration.