Mikhail Garakhanov

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## Personal Details

### Alma mater

University of Szotoprona

**Mikhail Rotrizch Garakhanov** *(HE)* (b. January 19, 1967) is a Salvanian politician and the current and third Director of the National Security Commission. Garakhanov was born in Szotoprona, Salva to a family of Jewish origin. He has Salvanian, Jewish and Russian ancestry.

## Personal Life

Garakhanov's father worked in the automobile industry until his death in 1995, while his mother worked as an accountant. Garakhanov enrolled at the University of Szotoprona where he studied politics and economics.

He was a member of the Young Communist League in the 1980s under Soviet occupation of Salva, and briefly a supporter of the CPSU during his student years, until the Soviet Union dissolved where he expressed more free and right-wing values, abandoning his Soviet influence from the late early 80s and early 90s.

Garakhanov is currently a member of the Conservative Front and has been since 2007, where he was previously an Independent. He has served as the Director of the National Security Commission since 2016, after former leader Ilyas Bolanovich resigned due to health concerns. While in the National Security Commission, Garakhanov's policies have led to a decrease in hacking and terrorist actions within the nation, though they are not unheard of.

## National Security Commission

Garakhanov was the commander of Operation Ironstorm, along with president Mirzÿ Amirbeyzov, which saw the presumptive disbandment of Fracture, and another partially classified operation that led to the arrest of infamous criminal Maqsud Allahyarov. As the head of the NSC, he has pushed for an increase in military spending to reinforce a balance between foreign affairs and security. Since 2018, he has been under pressure from far-right groups to adopt more hardline policies on migration. Garakhanov has publicly stated that the NSC has no say in migration, though background checks on persons from high risk nations have increased significantly.

In March 2019, Garakhanov was awarded the Presidential Medal of Excellence by president Mirzÿ Amirbeyzov, over his successes in during his time as leader of the NSC. A few weeks later, members of the far-right assaulted the NSC headquarters, over the recent influx of migration into the nation and the alleged involvement of the NSC in it. Garakhanov ordered the tracking of all members involved in the attack and all of the 7 assailants were arrested the following week. Garakhanov spoke out against the act calling it *"A disgusting event of selfishness and wanton brutality that has no place in the Republic."*

While it has been rumored that he will run for the presidency in the future, there is no evidence that he is planning to do so. Garakhanov unexpectedly endorsed incumbent Liberal Coalition president Mirzÿ Amirbeyzov over Elariz Saleh, defying his 2015 endorsement, saying that Amirbeyzov has proven to Salva to be a great president, under which Saleh would destroy.

Garakhanov was later questioned in an interview with Stolichna News, which he was joined by senator Butch Anu and former president Asiman Hajiyev, where he stated *"Well, frankly, I find Saleh unfit to lead Salva after his recent scandals, unlike I did in 2015. Amirbeyzov on the other hand has proven to be a great leader, unlike what many, including myself expected from the 2015 elections."*

## Political views

Garakhanov's has described his political views to be Salvanian traditionalist, and conservative, though "not extreme on any spectrum". Garakhanov believes in the status-quo and strong national defence, though he is also a firm believer in helping others in need. Salvanian conservatism is much more liberal than in other countries such as the United States.