Edelgeriev was born on 4 December 1974 in
Akhmat-Yurt in
Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Edelgeriev's mother, Vera Afanasievna Deryabina, was a school teacher of
Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the
Chechnya. Edelgeriev served in the
Russian Armed Forces from 1992 to 1994. From April 1994 to February 2004, Edelgeriev served in the
Russian Interior Ministry in
Slavyansk-na-Kubani. In 2002, Edelgeriev graduated from the
Krasnodar Law Institute with a degree in jurisprudence. From February 2004 to May 2007, Edelgriev served as a police officer in
Kurchaloyevsky District of Chechnya. Edelgeriev entered politics in 2007, serving as First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic (December 2007 - January 2008) before becoming Minister of Agriculture in January 2008. Edelgeriev served in the agriculture ministerial role until 24 May 2012, when he was promoted to Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic. Since 22 June 2018, Edelgeriev has served as Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation of climate change issues. On 18 July 2018, Edelgeriev was made Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on climate issues. == References ==