| Khizri Abakarov | |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Office: | Deputy of the 8th State Duma of the Russian Federation |
| Term Start: | 19 September 2021 |
| Office2: | State Secretary of the Republic of Dagestan |
| Term Start2: | 10 November 2020 |
| Term End2: | 23 September 2021 |
| Office3: | Head of Derbent Town District |
| Term Start3: | 16 October 2018 |
| Term End3: | 10 November 2020 |
| Birth Name: | Khizri Abakarov Magomedovich |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Party: | United Russia |
| Nationality: | Avar |
| Alma Mater: | Daghestan State Technical University |
Khizri Magomedovich Abakarov (ru|Абака́ров Хизри́ Магоме́дович; born 28 June 1960, Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly.[1] He started his political career in 1999 as a deputy assistant of Suleyman Kerimov. On 16 October 2018 he was appointed head of Derbent Town District.[2] On 10 November 2020 he left his post to become the State Secretary of the Republic of Dagestan. Since 19 September 2021 he has served as a deputy of the State Duma.[3]
From 2011 to 2013, he supervised the construction of Anzhi Arena (Kaspiysk, Dagestan).[4] [5]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[6]
On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] Abakarov has also been under New Zealand sanctions since May 3, 2022. Moreover, in September 2022, he was included in the list of Ukrainian sanctions.[8]