Vladimir Abdualievich Vasilyev (Russian: Влади́мир Абдуали́евич Васи́льев; born August 11, 1949), is a Russian politician who currently serves as parliamentary leader of United Russia in the State Duma.^[2] He served as Head of the Republic of Dagestan from 2017 to 2020.

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Vladimir Vasilyev
Владимир Васильев
Vasilyev in 2022
Parliamentary leader of United Russia in the State Duma
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2021
Preceded by	Sergey Neverov
In office 10 November 2012 – 3 October 2017
Preceded by	Andrey Vorobyov
Succeeded by	Sergey Neverov
Member of the State Duma for Tver Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2021
Preceded by	Sergey Veremeenko
In office 5 October 2016 – 3 October 2017
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Sergey Veremeenko
Constituency	Zavolzhsky (No. 180)
In office 29 December 2003 – 24 December 2007
Preceded by	Tatyana Astrakhankina
Succeeded by	constituencies abolished
Constituency	Tver (No. 173)
5th Head of the Republic of Dagestan
In office 3 October 2017 – 5 October 2020
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Ramazan Abdulatipov
Succeeded by	Sergey Melikov
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office 24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016
Personal details
Born	Vladimir Abdualievich Vasilyev (1949-08-11) 11 August 1949 (age 74) Klin, RSFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Political party	United Russia
Website	ВАСИЛЬЕВ ВЛАДИМИР АБДУАЛИЕВИЧ

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Vasilyev is of half-Russian, half-Kazakh descent.^[3] He was a deputy of the State Duma of the IV, V, VI and VII convocation, and a deputy speaker of the State Duma of the VI and VII convocation,^[4] the head of the United Russia faction, chairman of the Duma committee on security (2004-2011), and Deputy Secretary of the Security Council (1999-2001).^[5] Colonel-General of police,^[6] the candidate of legal sciences.^[7] He was awarded the Order For Merit to the Fatherland 3rd^[8] and 4th classes, Order of Courage, Order of Honour.^[9]

Vasilyev became the acting Head of the Republic of Dagestan after the resignation of Ramazan Abdulatipov on 3 October 2017. On 9 September 2018, Vasilyev was confirmed to be the official Head of the Republic of Dagestan.^[10] On 5 October 2020, Vasilyev resigned his post as Head of the Republic of Dagestan due to health reasons.^[11]

On 19 September 2021, Vasilyev was again elected to the State Duma. On 7 October 2021, he was again elected parliamentary leader of United Russia.^[2]

Due to his role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vasilyev was among many Russian politicians sanctioned in March 2022 by the Ukrainian government, European Union, Australia and the G7 via the United States Department of State, the Canadian government, HM Home Office and Japan.^[12]