Career
Samanba has served as Chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee of the Abkhazian Parliament, being reelected to this post on April 5, 2007, following a reelection to his parliamentary seat in March. As a war veteran and political candidate, Samanba has campaigned on prioritizing support for the families of Abkhazian war casualties, such as state support for tuition funding for the children of war veterans.
