Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen (Russian: Хазре́т Меджи́дович Совмен) (born May 1, 1937) was the second President of Adygea, having succeeded Aslan Dzharimov at the post. Sovmen is a university professor hailing from Maykop. Before he became the President, Hazret Sovmen had been a successful businessman (with links to Russian entrepreneurs in Siberia), having started off as a bulldozer driver in a gold mine in Chukotka. He is the founder of Polyus Gold, Adygea's leading gold-mining company. For his enormous personal contribution to the development of the gold mining industry in Adygea, Hazret Sovmen was awarded State Order of Honor and State Order for Service to Homeland and other honorary medals.