Dmitry Sanakoyev

Dmitry Ivanovich Sanakoyev
Defense Minister of South Ossetia
In office
1996–2001
PresidentLyudvig Chibirov
Preceded byNikolai Dzagoev
Prime Minister of South Ossetia
In office
14 June 2001 – December 2001
PresidentLyudvig Chibirov
Preceded byMerab Chigoev
Succeeded byGerasim Khugayev
Head of the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia
In office
4 May 2007 – 4 November 2022
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTamaz Bestaev
Personal details
Born (1969-05-10) May 10, 1969
PartyThe Salvation Union of South Ossetia

Dmitry Ivanovich Sanakoyev (born 10 May 1969 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union) is a South Ossetian and Georgian politician, a former official in the secessionist government of South Ossetia and later, from 2007 to 2022, served as the Head of the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia, a rival entity established in the Georgian-controlled territories in the South Ossetia region by the Georgian government.