Rashid Yakhyayevich Gaysanov (Russian: Рашид Яхьяевич Гайсанов; born 17 September 1972), last name is also spelled Gaisanov, is a Russian politician in the southern Republic of Ingushetia.
He has served as the prime minister of Ingushetia under Ingush President Yunus-bek Yevkurov.
He was further appointed the acting president of Ingushetia following an assassination attempt against Yevkurov in June 2009.
[1] The Russian government of Dmitry Medvedev appointed Gaysanov as the acting president of Ingushetia by presidential decree[2] following the assassination attempt against President Yunus-bek Yevkurov in June 2009.
[3] Gaysanov's appointment as acting president was seen as an attempt by the Kremlin to halt potential political infighting.