| Rakhim Azimov | |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Office: | Member of the State Duma for Kirov Oblast |
| Term Start: | 5 October 2016 |
| Predecessor: | constituency re-established |
| Constituency: | Kirov (No. 105) |
| Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Kirov Oblast |
| Term Start2: | 13 September 2015 |
| Term End2: | 18 September 2016 |
| Office3: | Russian Federation Senator from the Komi Republic |
| Term Start3: | 27 February 2002 |
| Term End3: | 11 February 2003 |
| Predecessor3: | Yury Volkov |
| Successor3: | Aleksey Grisihin |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Shurab, Sughd Region, Tajik SSR, USSR |
| Spouse: | Elena |
| Children: | 3 |
| Blank1: | Religion |
| Data1: | Sunni |
| Education: | G. V. Plekhanov Leningrad State Mining Institute and Technical University Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation |
Rakhim Azizboyevich Azimov (Russian: Рахи́м Азизбо́евич Ази́мов; born 16 August 1964, Shurab, Sughd Region) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 7th[1] and 8th State Duma convocations.[2]
In 1986 Azimov graduated from the G. V. Plekhanov Leningrad State Mining Institute and Technical University. Later he continued his education at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (2002) and St. Petersburg University of the Russian Interior Ministry (2011). In 2004 he was awarded a Doctor of Technical Sciences degree.[2]
From 1986 to 1991, he worked as a mine foreman in the Komi Republic. From 1994 to 1996, he was a part of the trade delegation of the Komi Republic in Moscow. During the 2000 Russian presidential election Azimov was Putin's confidant. In 2002-2003 he was a member of the Federation Council.[2]
Since September 2021, he has served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma convocation. He ran with the United Russia to represent the Kirov constituency.[2] [3]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]