[1] Bekoyev started working for South Ossetia's defense ministry as a public administrator in 2004.
He was appointed by incumbent president Anatoily Bibilov as the deputy prime minister in 2018.
Pukhayev announced that he was stepping down from his position due to the demands of protestors.
Bekoyev was sworn in on 29 August 2020 to the position President Anatoly Bibilov.
[citation needed] Bekoyev was succeeded by Konstantin Dzhussoev on 20 June 2022.