From 1975 to 1980, he was the head of the Department of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Adyghe Regional Committee of the CPSU.

From 1980 to 1984, he was the secretary of the Adyghe Regional Committee of the CPSU (supervised issues of the agro-industrial complex).

From 1984 to 1987, he was the head of the Department of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Krasnodar Regional Committee of the CPSU.

On October 5, 1990, at a session of the regional Council of People's Deputies, the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) of Adygea was proclaimed as part of the RSFSR.

In 2000, he (representing Russia) became the world champion in Sambo among veterans in the weight category of over 100 kilograms.