Amyr Argamakov
{{Short description|Russian military officer and politician}}
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| name = Amyr Argamakov
| native_name = {{nobold|Амыр Аргамаков}}
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| image = Аргамаков.jpg
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| office = Russian Federation Senator
from the Altai Republic
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| term_start = 3 October 2024
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| predecessor = Tatyana Gigel
| successor =
| birth_name = Amyr Sergeyevich Argamakov
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|07|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bichiktu-Boom, Altai Republic, Russia
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| party = United Russia
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| occupation = Military officer
| alma_mater = Moscow Higher Military Command School
| allegiance = Russia
| branch = Russian Ground Forces
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| serviceyears = 2013–2024
| serviceyears_label = Service years
| rank = Major
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| battles_label = Conflicts
| awards = Order of Courage (2)
{{nobr|Hero of the Russian Federation}}
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Amyr Sergeyevich Argamakov ({{Langx|ru|Амыр Сергеевич Аргамаков}}; born 9 July 1994) is a Russian military officer and politician serving as the senator from Altai since 3 October 2024. A major of the Russian Ground Forces and a veteran of the Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation title in 2024.
Early life and military career
Argamakov was born on 9 July 1994 in the Bichiktu-Boom village in the Altai Republic. He is an ethnic Altai. From 2013 to 2017 he studied at the Moscow Higher Military Command School.{{Cite web |last=Алтай |first=Эл |date=2024-02-22 |title=Родители Героя России Амыра Аргамакова рассказали о сильном характере своего сына |url=https://elaltay.ru/index.php/34-novosti/novosti-dnja/20216-roditeli-geroya-rossii-amyra-argamakova-rasskazali-o-silnom-kharaktere-svoego-syna |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=elaltay.ru |language=ru-ru}} After graduating from college, he became the commander of a motorized rifle platoon, then a motorized rifle company of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Evpatoriya Red Banner Division.{{Cite web |title=Турчак назначил 30-летнего участника войны сенатором от Алтая |url=https://meduza.io/news/2024/10/03/turchak-naznachil-30-letnego-uchastnika-voyny-senatorom-ot-altaya |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Meduza |language=ru}}
In 2018, he was deployed to Syria where he participated in combat operations during the Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war. Since February 2022, he took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2023, he was appointed chief of staff of a motorized rifle battalion and was twice awarded the Order of Courage. In January 2024, President Vladimir Putin awarded him the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-31 |title=Амыру Аргамакову вручили Золотую Звезду Героя России |url=https://www.gorno-altaisk.info/news/163275 |access-date=2024-10-10 |language=ru-RU}}
In March 2024, he was appointed chairman of the “Union of Veterans of the Northern Military District” for the Altai Republic.
Political career
On 3 October 2024, the head of the Altai Republic Andrey Turchak appointed Argamakov the senator from Altai.{{Cite web |first=Sergei |last=Stepancev |date=2024-10-06 |title=Russia of the future − a journey from one disaster to another |url=https://tomorrowsaffairs.com/russia-of-the-future-a-journey-from-one-disaster-to-another |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Tomorrow's Affairs |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title=The heroes of the "SVO" are climbing ever higher into power: now there is even a plenipotentiary representative among them |url=https://nemoskva.net/en/2024/10/03/Heroes-of-yours-are-all-over-the-world-now-among-them-there-is-still-a-polpred/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Говорит НеМосква |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Структура |url=http://council.gov.ru/structure/persons/1713/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации |language=ru}}
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Category:United Russia politicians
Category:Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
Category:Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)
Category:Heroes of the Russian Federation
Category:Russian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine