Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
Abdul Halim Sadulayev Ӏабдул-Хьалим Сайд-Ӏелийн | |
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President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | |
Acting | |
| In office 9 March 2005 – 17 June 2006 | |
| Vice President | Dokka Umarov (acting) |
| Preceded by | Aslan Maskhadov |
| Succeeded by | Dokka Umarov (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1966 Chechen |
| Profession | Politician, preacher |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
Abdul-Halim Abusalamovich Sadulayev
Sadulayev was the first Chechen leader effectively attempting to unify the Islamic rebel forces outside Chechnya, as he had won pledges of loyalty not only from Chechen separatists, but also from
Name
There is considerable variation in writing his name in both English and Russian sources. His surname is variously written Sadulaev, Sadulayev, Saidulaev, Saidulayev, Saidullaev, Saidullayev or Saydullayev; the first two of these seem to be favored by insurgent sources, while the others are favored by Russian sources and Western media. His first name is also written Abdul-Khalim, and is sometimes written with or without a hyphen. In Russian his name with surname is written Абдул-Халим Сайдуллаев or Абдул-Халим Сайдулаев or Абдул-Халим Садулаев, with or without the hyphen.
His full name given by the separatist website Kavkaz Center appears to be Abdul-Halim Abu-Salamovich Sadulayev (Абдул-Халим Абу-Саламович Садулаев).
Biography
Early life
Sadulayev was born into the Biltoy branch of the Ustradoi
Sadulayev also studied Islam under local Islamic
Sadulayev became the leader of the only Argun jamaat in his city, which was known to carry out missionary activities, as well as policing the neighborhoods. Apart from their religious & civil functions, most of the jamaats in Chechnya also represented military detachments formed to guard villages and towns against the Russian Military and bandits alike. During a standoff between a group of foreign radicals and Chechen authorities in 1998, Sadulayev sided against Khabib Abdurrakhman, a Jordanian leader of a small Foreign/Chechen jamaat who was amassing a militia & advocating extreme violence against Russian and Non-Islamic Chechen peoples alike. After these events, Abdurrakhman was stripped of his Chechen citizenship and declared persona non grata in Chechnya; he died in 2001 while fighting in one of the jamaats as a regular soldier.
In 1999, Aslan Maskhadov appointed Sadulayev to a commission for constitutional Sharia reform, a commission then headed by Akhmad Kadyrov, who would later reject the rebels and embrace Moscow. Maskhadov offered Sadulaev the position of the head of the Supreme Sharia Court of Chechnya, but Sadulaev turned down the offer, explaining that he did not have sufficient clerical knowledge to judge other people.
When the Second Chechen War started Sadulayev again returned to fighting, commanding the popular militia from Argun. Since 1999, Sadulaev had been one of Maskhadov's most loyal field commanders. In 2005, he was designated by Maskhadov to be his successor as president of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Presidency
Shortly following Maskhadov's death on 8 March 2005, the Chechen rebel council announced that Sadulayev had assumed Maskhadov's position, a move that was quickly endorsed by
Sadulayev had not only an ideological commitment to maintaining the conflict, but perhaps a personal one as well. Chechen insurgent sources claim that his wife was kidnapped in 2003 by Russian
In February 2006, Sadulayev announced a cabinet reshuffle targeting several top rebel representatives living abroad, including Akhmed Zakayev, who was dismissed as deputy prime minister. Sadulayev also signed a decree ordering all his ministers to be based in Chechnya.[5]
Death
On 17 June 2006, Sadulayev was killed in a gun battle with the FSB and pro-Moscow militiamen in Argun.
The body was later moved to
The next day, 18 June, Sadulayev was succeeded as head of the Chechen resistance by the rebel vice-president and an active guerrilla commander Dokka Umarov.[9]
On 20 June 2006, the Russian
References
- ^ "Abdul Khalim Salamovich Sadullayev".
- ^ a b Russia: New Chechen Resistance Leader Vows No More Hostage Takings RFE/RL Archived 15 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Russia's tactics make Chechen war spread across Caucasus Kavkaz Center Archived 1 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ No Terrorist Acts in Russia Since Beslan: Whom to Thank? Jamestown Foundation Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Russia: Chechen Rebel Leader Reshuffles Ministers RFE/RL Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Report: Chechen Rebel chief killed Archived 18 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine CNN
- ^ Terrorist leader Sadulayev killed in Chechnya was planning big terrorist act Pravda Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Russian Troops Kill Leader of Chechen Separatists The New York Times
- ^ Chechnya rebels appoint new leader after killing The Guardian Archived 11 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SADULAEV DEATH RESULT OF GOOD LUCK, NOT GOOD PLANNING Jamestown Foundation Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Profile: Chechen rebel Saydullayev, BBC News, 17 June 2006
- Obituaries: Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev, Chechen separatist leader, The Independent, 19 June 2006
 Chechen Republic(since 1993) | |
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| Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991–2007) | |
Acting officeholders shown in italics. | |