Painter, Sukhum, R. 17.1.1937, Karachaevsk, Stavropolskiy the edges (Russia), in 1939 together with his parents moved to permanent residence in the city of Sukhum (Abkhazia).
He studied in the Tskhinvali art school. Maharbek tuganova (1956-61), he worked as a graphic designer in the Abkhazian state drama theater. S. Y. Chanba in 1962 he entered the Leningrad higher art-industrial school im. V. Muhinoj, but couldn't finish for family reasons. 1961 exhibited, the works are in GNKH RA, as well as in private collections in Russia and Germany.