Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev President

Zelimkhan Abdumuslimovich Yandarbiyev (Chechen: Яндарбин Абдулмуслиман-кIант Зелимха, Russian: Зелимхан Абдумуслимович Яндарбиев, also spelled Yandarbiev) (September 12, 1952 – February 13, 2004) was a Chechen writer and a politician, who served as acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997. In 2004 Yandarbiyev was killed in exile in Qatar.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 12, 1952
Birth place	Soviet Union , Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Nationality	Chechen people
Religion	Sunni Islam
Date of death	February 13, 2004
Place of death	Doha , Qatar