Yury Alexandrovich Kokov (Kabardian: КӀуэкӀуэ Александр и къуэ Юрэ, romanized: K'uək'uə Aleksandr yi quə Yurə; Russian: Юрий Александрович Коков; born August 13, 1955) is a Russian politician who was served as Head of Kabardino-Balkaria from 2013 to 2018.

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Yury Kokov
Юрий Коков КӀуэкӀуэ Юрэ
Kokov in 2016
3rd Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
In office December 6, 2013 – September 26, 2018
Preceded by	Arsen Kanokov
Succeeded by	Kazbek Kokov
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-13) August 13, 1955 (age 68) Nalchik, RSFSR, USSR
Nationality	Russian
Political party	United Russia
Awards	Order of Courage Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"

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He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.^[1]

Kokov graduated from the Law Department of Rostov State University and joined the agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR in 1979.

Until 1999 he held various positions in criminal investigation units, in the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In 1999 he was transferred to work in Moscow.

On December 6, 2013 he was appointed Acting Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

On October 9, 2014, deputies of the parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria unanimously elected Kokov as head of the republic.

In September 2018 Vladimir Putin appointed Yuri Kokov as Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia.

Married. Wife Zhanna Kokova (Babaeva), notary. Has two daughters.