Daur Tarba

Minister for Agriculture

Incumbent

Assumed office
24 August 2016
Prime Minister| Beslan Bartsits
Preceded by| Timur Eshba
Vice Premier
In office
24 February 2010 – 4 March 2011
Prime Minister| Sergei Shamba
Preceded by| Leonid Lakerbaia
Succeeded by| Vakhtang Pipia
2nd Chairman of United Abkhazia
In office
27 January 2009 – 1 October 2015
Preceded by| Artur Mikvabia
Succeeded by| Sergei Shamba
Head of Ochamchira District
In office
3 April 2007 – 18 December 2008
Preceded by| Ramaza Jopua
Succeeded by| Murman Jopua
Chairman of the State Committee for State Property and Privatisation of Abkhazia
In office
24 February 2005 – 24 May 2007
Prime Minister| Alexander Ankvab
Preceded by| Aleksandr Chengelia
Succeeded by| Konstantin Katsia[1]
Personal details
Political party| United Abkhazia

Daur Tarba (Abkhaz: Даур Ҭарба, Georgian: დაურ თარბა), born June 2 1959, is the current Minister for Agriculture of Abkhazia. In the past, he has also been Chairman of United Abkhazia at a time when it was the ruling party, Vice Premier and head of the Ochamchira District.

## Early life

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Tarba was born on June 2, 1959 in the village of Mokvi, Ochamchire District. He served in the Soviet army, being posted to Vietnam, and receiving the Order of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.[2]

Targa graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Abkhaz State University, then continued his studies at the Nizhny Novgorod Social and Political Institute.[2]

During the 1992-93 conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia, he fought in the Ochamchire district.[2]

## Career

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In 1991, Tarba was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Council of Abkhazia.[2]

After the election of Sergei Bagapsh as president of Abkhazia, Tarba was appointed head of the State Committee for State Property and Privatisation 24 February 2005.[3] On 3 April 2007 Tarba was appointed head of the Ochamchira District.[4] On 18 December 2008 Tarba was at his own request released from this post,[5] and on 27 January 2009, during the congress in which the socio-political movement United Abkhazia was transformed into a political party, Tarba became its new chairman.[6]

After the re-election of Sergei Bagapsh as president, Tarba was appointed Vice Premier on 24 February 2010.[7] However, on 25 February 2011, Tarba announced that he was resigning, without specifying a reason.[8] His resignation was approved by President Bagapsh on 4 March.[9] On 30 March, he was succeeded by Minister for Taxes and Levies Vakhtang Pipia.[10]

Tarba resigned as Chairman of United Abkhazia on 1 October 2015 in a letter to its political council, in which he identified excessive formalism and a lack of internal political debates, and called for the party's rejuvenation. The political council accepted his resignation and appointed Aleksei Tania as acting Chairman.[11]

In the sidelines of the party congress that followed Tarba's resignation, it was said that Tarba had resigned specifically to make room for his successor, long-time friend, former Prime Minister and sitting MP Sergei Shamba.[12]

On 24 August 2016, Tarba was appointed Agriculture Minister in the cabinet of the new Prime Minister Beslan Bartsits, succeeding Timur Eshba.[13]

## Awards and honors

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Tarba received the Order of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after serving there with the Soviet Army. He also received a Pride of Russia medal in honor of the 200th anniversary of Abkhazia’s entry into the Russian Empire. He has also been awarded the Order of "Akhdz-Apsha" of the third degree, and is a Knight of the Order of Peter the Great of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "КОНСТАНТИН КАЦИЯ НАЗНАЧЕН ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЕМ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО КОМИТЕТА ПО УПРАВЛЕНИЮ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМ ИМУЩЕСТВОМ И ПРИВАТИЗАЦИИ". Apsnypress. 24 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
2. ^ a b c d e Агрба, Нугзар. "Газета Республика Абхазия - Человек мужественный, милосердный, терпеливый". gazeta-ra.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
3. ^ "Указ Президента Абхазии №14 от 24.02.2005". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 24 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
4. ^ Regnum.ru Президент Абхазии назначил главу Очамчирского района, 04.04.2007
5. ^ "Даур Тарба освобожден от должности главы Администрации Очамчирского района в связи с переходом на другую работу". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
6. ^ "ОБЩЕСТВЕННО-ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЕ ДВИЖЕНИЕ 'ЕДИНАЯ АБХАЗИЯ' ПРЕОБРАЗОВАНО В РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКУЮ ПОЛИТИЧЕСКУЮ ПАРТИЮ". Apsnypress. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ Bagapsh, Sergei (24 February 2010). Указ Президента Республики Абхазия №33 от 24.02.2010 (in Russian). Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. Retrieved 27 February 2010.[permanent dead link]
8. ^ "Вице-премьер правительства Даур Тарба подал в отставку". Apsnypress. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
9. ^ "Даур Тарба освобожден от должности вице-премьера". Apsnypress. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
10. ^ "Вахтанг Пипия назначен вице-премьером правительства Абхазии". Apsnypress. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
11. ^ "Даур Тарба сложил с себя полномочия председателя РПП "Единая Абхазия"". Apsnypress. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
12. ^ Sharia, Vitali (27 January 2016). "Сергей Шамба – во главе "Единой Абхазии"". Echo of the Caucasus. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
13. ^ "Президент подписал указы о назначениях министров Республики Абхазия". Apsnypress. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.