Minister of Foreign Affairs of R.A.

SHAMBA SERGEI was born on march 15, 1951 in Gudauta town (Abkhazia). Appointed as Minister since may 1997. In 1998 at the Yerevan Institute of Archeology (Armenia) Mr. Shamba had upheld a doctoral thesis on “Political social economic and cultural environment of the ancient and medieval Abkhazia, based on archeology and numismatology (VI b.c. – XIII a.c.)”.
By the presidential Decree of the 9th of July 2001 was conferred a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Prior the appointment on the ministerial position he was a chairman of the Cultural Foundation of Abkhazia.
During Georgian-Abkhaz war of 1992-1993 he held a position of the 1st Vice Defence Minister of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Abkhazia. After the end of war was transferred for the reserve in the rank of Colonel. Until February 1992 was chairman of the Public Political Movement “Aidgilara” (Uniting).
Author of various scientific publications and holding a Professor’s academic degree.
Married. Has son and daughter.