Bekkhan Barakhoyev

Bekkhan Abdulkhamidovich Barakhoyev (Бекха́н Абдулхами́дович Барахо́ев; born 1 August 1973, Nazran, Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Duma convocation.

In 1994 he graduated from the Chechen-Ingush State University. Barakhoyev started his political career in 2000 when he was appointed an assistant adviser to the first Head of the Republic of Ingushetia Ruslan Aushev. From 2004 to 2011, he served as an assistant to the State Duma deputy Valery Vostrotin; in 2011–2016, he occupied the same position but for the deputy Joseph Kobzon. Until 2021 he was a vice president of the News Outdoor Group's subsidiary CJSC "Olimp" (ЗАО "Олимп").

Since September 2021, he has served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma convocation. He ran with the United Russia.

On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Family
Bekkhan Barakhoyev is married, he has 6 children.