President of World Chess Federation (Since November 1995;
re-elected - 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

President of International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) (since May 2013)
President of the Republic of Kalmykia (from April, 1993 – Oct. 2010)
SportAccord Council Member (since April 2015)
Born: April 5, 1962. Ethnic background: Kalmyk. Religion: Buddhist
Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Degrees and Titles
February 1997 Honored Academician of Interregional Science of      Science Academy of Russian Federation
June 1998 Honored Doctor of National Academy of Applied Sciences of Russian Federation
November 1994 Full Member of Russian Social Sciences Academy
September 2000 Full Member of New York Academy of Sciences
November 2012 Honorary Doctor of the Tashkent branch of the      Moscow Economic University named after G.Plekhanov
October 2014 Honorary Doctor of the Armenian State Pedagogical University named after Kh. Abovyan

State Awards

  • 1997 Order of Friendship (Russia)
  • 2003 Order of Golden Fleece (Georgia)
  • 2009 Order of Polar Star (Mongolia)
  • 2011 Order of "Merit for the Fatherland" IV degree (Russia)
  • 2012 Order of Friendship II degree (Kazakhstan)

Awards
•       1992 Gold Medal of Peace for Humanitarian Activities
•       1996 Medal “300 Years of Russian Navy”
•       1997 F. Plevako Gold Medal
       Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (Russian Orthodox Church)
•       Honored Citizen of Elista
•       Pierre Obrie Sign (France)
•       1998 Order of St. Nicolas
•       1998 Order of Dignity St. George with sword
•       Triumphal Crown of the National Academy of Applied Sciences
•       2008 Winner of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology
•       2011 UNESCO medal "For the great personal contribution in cooperation between the Russian Federation and UNESCO"
•       2012 Title “Hero of Kalmykia”, award with Order “White Lotus”

Elections
•       1990 -1993 Member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (Parliament)
•       1991 Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Parliament of the Soviet Union),
•       1992-1993 President of Russian Chamber of Entrepreneurs
•       1993 -2000 Member of the Council of the Federation of the Russia (Upper Chamber of Russian Parliament), Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs

Career history
•       1979-1980 Mechanic-fitter at Zvezda plant, Elista, Republic of Kalmykia
•       1980-1982 Military Service
•       1982-1983 Mechanic at Zvezda plant, Elista, Republic of Kalmykia
•       1983-1989 Student at Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations
•       1989-1990 Manager of Soviet-Japanese Company “Liko-Raduga”, Moscow
•       1990-1993 President of SAN Corporation, Moscow
•       April 1993 – October 2010 President of the Republic of Kalmykia
•       November 1995present President of World Chess Federation (FIDE)
•       May 2013present President of International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)
•       April 2015 – present SportAccord Council Member