11 Notable alumni of North Ossetian State University
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
North Ossetian State University is ranked #8,589 in the world and #264 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from North Ossetian State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with North Ossetian State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Artur Taymazov
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
amateur wrestler
Artur Borisovich Taymazov is an Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician and an ethnic Ossetian. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian before being stripped of two gold medals for doping. In 2016, he was elected to the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation representing United Russia.
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2. Ruslan Tsalikov
1956-. (aged 70)
military personnel
economist
Ruslan Khadzhismelovich Tsalikov is a Russian politician best known as a former First Deputy Minister of Defence and Order of Honour recipient. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
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3. Arsen Fadzayev
1962-. (aged 64)
coach
statesperson
amateur wrestler
politician
Arsen Suleymanovich Fadzaev is a former Soviet wrestler, World champion and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. He also ran as a candidate for SRZP in the 2022 North Ossetia–Alania parliamentary election.
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4. Tamerlan Aguzarov
1963-2016 (aged 53)
jurist
politician
Tamerlan Kimovich Aguzarov was a Russian politician who was the head of North Ossetia-Alania from 2015 until his death in 2016.
5. Lyudvig Chibirov
1932-. (aged 94)
historian
politician
Lyudvig Alekseyevich Chibirov was the Chairman of the Parliament and later, following inaugural elections the first president of South Ossetia. Born in 1932, Chibirov is a former member of the South Ossetian Parliament. Prior to the elections in 1996, he had been South Ossetia's head of state since 1993. When the post of Chairman of the Parliament was abolished in...
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6. Akhsarbek Galazov
1929-2013 (aged 84)
statesperson
politician
Akhsarbek Khadzhimurzayevich Galazov was a Russian scientist and politician. Galazov was born in Pravoberezhny District, at the time part of the Soviet Union. He served as president of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania (Russia) from 1994 until 1998. In 1938 his father Hadzhimurza Ilyasovich was illegally detained by the Soviet government and several years later died in prison.
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7. Zurab Makiev
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Zurab Makiev is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas. In 2002, Makiyev was granted a Candidate of Sciences in sociology degree.
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8. Aleksandr Totoonov
1957-. (aged 69)
statesperson
economist
politician
Aleksander Borisovich Totoonov, is a Russian politician who had served as the member of the Federation Council - a representative from the legislative authority of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania.
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9. Amirkhan Kamizovich Shomakhov
1910-1988 (aged 78)
writer
children's writer
poet
lyricist
Amirkhan Kamizovich Shomakhov was a Soviet Kabardian lyrics, prose, and play writer, primarily known as one of the founders of the Kabardian children's literature. People's Poet of the Kabarda-Balkar ASSR (1977). Member of the Union of Soviet Writers since 1949. Member of the CPSU since 1938.
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10. Nikolai Khudiyev
1949-. (aged 77)
association football player
association football coach
Nikolai Uruzmakovich Khudiyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
11. Andrei Vorobyov
1970-. (aged 56)
economist
statesperson
businessperson
politician
Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov is a Russian politician who is the current governor of Moscow Oblast. He has previously served as the head of United Russia's Central Executive Committee, and one of the deputy chairmen of the State Duma.
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