Yury Karayeu

Yury Karayeu
Юрый Караеў
Governor of Grodno Region
Assumed office
3 March 2025
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byVladimir Karanik
Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus
In office
11 June 2019 – 29 October 2020
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byIgor Shunevich
Succeeded byIvan Kubrakov
Personal details
BornYury Khadzhimuratavich Karayeu
(1966-06-21) 21 June 1966
Alma materSaratov Higher Military Command School (1987)
Frunze Military Academy (1996)
Military Academy of Belarus
ProfessionPolice
Awards Order For Service to the Homeland, 3rd Class (2005)
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Belarus
Branch/service Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs
Internal Troops of Belarus
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Yury Khadzhimuratavich Karayeu (Belarusian: Юрый Хаджымуратавіч Кара́еў, Russian: Ю́рий Хаджимура́тович Кара́ев, Yuriy Karayev, born 21 June 1966) is a Russian-born Belarusian General of Militsiya and the current governor of the Grodno region since 2025. He was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus from 11 June 2019 to 29 October 2020. He is also a Major General of the Police.