Ivan (Vazha) Zarandia (Abkhaz: Уажьа Зарандиа, Georgian: ვაჟა ზარანდია) was Chairman of the Soviet of Ministers of Abkhazia from May 1992 to December 1993.
From 1955 until 1959, Zarandia studied in the History and Philology Faculty of the Sukhumi State Pedagogical Institute.
From November 1967 until August 1971, he was instructor with the Abkhazian Obkom of the Communist Party, and then until January 1974, department head.
Between January and November 1974, Zarandia was both head of the Agriculture Department of the Abkhazian gorkom of the Communist Party, and chairman of the Sukhumi District's executive committee.
[1][2] He held the position until 12 December 1993,[1] but during the 1992-1993 war with Georgia, his tasks were in practice taken over by Leonid Lakerbaia.