Adam Delimkhanov

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sultanovich and the family name is Delimkhanov.
Adam Delimkhanov
Адам Делимханов
Delimkhanov in 2018
Member of the State Duma for Chechnya
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byConstituency Re-established
ConstituencyChechnya-at-large (No. 36)
Personal details
Born (1969-09-25) 25 September 1969 (age 55)
Benoy, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materChechen State University
ReligionIslam
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union (1987–1989)
 Chechnya (1994–2000)
 Russia (2000–present)
Branch/service Russian National Guard
RankMajor General
UnitKadyrovites
Battles/wars

Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov (Russian: Адам Султанович Делимханов; born 25 September 1969) is a Russian politician who has been a member of the State Duma since 2007.[1] He is a member of the ruling United Russia party.[1] He is the head of the Chechen branch of the Russian National Guard.[2]

Delimkhanov is an ally of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.[3]

Early life and career

Adam Delimkhanov was born on 25 September 1969 in Benoy, in the Chechen-Ingush ASSR of the Soviet Union. His family is originally from the town of Dzhalka.[4] From 1987 to 1989, he was conscripted into the Soviet Armed Forces. In 1994, he graduated from Chechen State University in Grozny and was employed as ironworker, supplier, and used car trader. During the First Chechen War, he was the personal driver of Chechen military commander Salman Raduyev. Shortly after Raduyev's arrest on 12 March 2000, Delimkhanov found employment in the security service of pro-Russian Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov.[5]

A close associate and cousin of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov,[6] Delimkhanov headed the police division that protected Chechen oil facilities from 2003 to 2006. He was appointed deputy prime minister overseeing security forces in 2006. The next year he was elected to the Russian State Duma on a Vladimir Putin-led United Russia party ticket.[7]

A Chechen exile, Umar Israilov, murdered in Vienna in January 2009, had accused Delimkhanov of beating him in Kadyrov's presence. Delimkhanov declined requests for comment on the allegation. In April 2009, the Dubai police blamed Delimkhanov for having ordered the assassination of the former Chechen warlord and Russian military commander Sulim Yamadayev. Delimkhanov denied the accusation, saying it was a provocation directed to destabilize Chechnya[7] and that he is preparing to sue Dubai police for libel.[6]

As of April 2009, Delimkhanov—along with six other Russian citizens—is wanted by Dubai, one of the emirates of the UAE, in connection with the murder of Sulim Yamadayev, via Interpol.[8]

In 2020, BBC News reported on Delimkhanov in relation to the murder of Imran Aliev.[9]

Delimkhanov shared a video on Instagram on 1 February 2022 threatening human rights lawyer Abubakar Yangulbaev and his family with death. "We will pursue you until we cut off your heads and kill you," he said in the video that was denounced by Amnesty International.[10] In January, Yangulbaev's mother was abducted by Kadyrov's forces.[3]

According to Kadyrov, Delimkhanov participated in the Siege of Mariupol during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine as commander of the Chechen forces in the engagement.[11] On the 26th of April 2022, it was announced by Kadyrov that Delimkhanov has received the Hero of the Russian Federation honorary award by decree of the President, Vladimir Putin.[12] He was awarded the title the same day.[13]

Delimkhanov was also awarded the title Hero of the Luhansk People's Republic on 28 September 2022.[14]

On 1 June 2023, Delimkhanov criticised Yevgeny Prigozhin saying: "If you don't understand, then you can contact us and tell us the place and the time, we will explain to you what you don't understand. You have become a blogger who screams and shouts off to the whole world about all the problems, Stop shouting, yelling and screaming."[15]

Adam Delimkhanov was reported to be "missing" in the occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 14 June 2023.[16] Russian sources claimed he had been wounded, while Ukrainian sources reported that he had been killed by an artillery strike in Prymorsk.[17][18] Kadyrov later claimed said Delimkhanov was alive and "not even wounded", and that Delimkhanov's alleged disappearance was a hoax designed to troll Ukrainian media.[19][20][21] On 2 July 2023, he reappeared in an Instagram video where he shows the current date on his phone, with no visible injuries.[22]

On 30 January 2024, he was elevated to the rank of major general in the Russian Armed Forces. As of 2024, he is viewed as one of the possible successors of Kadyrov.[23][24]

Personal life

Sanctions

In July 2014, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Delimkhanov. These sanctions include freezing of assets in the United States and a ban on commercial transactions.[25]

In July 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions on Delimkhanov in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine during his participation in the Siege of Mariupol.[26] Sanctioned by Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security.[27]

Wealth

In the ranking of 500 Russian billionaires compiled by Finans. magazine in early 2011, Adam Delimkhanov took 314th place. His capital was estimated at 300 million dollars or 9.1 billion rubles.[28] According to official figures for 2011, Delimkhanov received an income of 1.9 million rubles, and his wife 187,000 rubles.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b Delimkhanov's profile at the State Duma website. Retrieved on March 1, 2021
  2. ^ "Militant islamic fighters train counter-terrorism in Russian Arctic". The Independent Barents Observer. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sevrinovsky, Vladimir (7 February 2022). "The Chechen Telegram Channel That Has Gotten Under Kadyrov's Skin". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ ""I served the Chechen police and did not want to kill people". Suleyman Gezmakhmayev, Senior Sergeant of the Regiment n.a. Kadyrov, tells for the first time about the extrajudicial killings of Chechnya residents without concealing the names of the torturers". Новая газета (in Russian). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Чем известен Адам Делимханов". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b Депутат Делимханов хочет судиться с полицией ОАЭ за ложные обвинения в убийстве Ямадаева (in Russian). NEWSru. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  7. ^ a b Dubai Police Link Murder of Chechen to Russian. The New York Times. April 5, 2009
  8. ^ Reuters 27 April 2009 14:41:22 GMT: Interpol issues arrest warrant in Chechen murder
  9. ^ "The blogger who hit back against a hammer-wielding Russian 'assassin'". BBC News. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Russia: Politician threatens to decapitate family members of Chechen activist". Amnesty International. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  11. ^ Kestler-D'Amours, Jillian; Rasheed, Zaheena (15 March 2022). "US warns China not to help Russia; Moscow-Kyiv talks to resume". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Ramzan Kadyrov Telegram channel".
  13. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 26.04.2022 г. № 238". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Делимханову и Суровикину присвоили звания Героев ЛНР". Рамблер/новости (in Russian). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  15. ^ "'Stop yelling': Top Chechen fighter scolds Russia's Wagner chief". Reuters. 2 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Chechen boss Kadyrov begs for info on brother-in-law missing in Ukraine". POLITICO. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Russian Lawmaker, A Relative Of Chechnya's Kadyrov, Said To Be 'Alive And Well' Despite Ukrainian Reports Of Death". RFE/RL. 14 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Senior Chechen forces commander in Ukraine Delimkhanov wounded: Russia". Al-Arabiya. 14 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Кадыров: Адам Делимханов жив и "даже не ранен"" [Kadyrov: Adam Delimkhanov is alive and "not even wounded"]. Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  20. ^ Gavin, Gabriel (14 June 2023). "Chechen boss Kadyrov says 'missing brother-in-law' was hoax to troll media". POLITICO. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Ukraine war: Mystery over Chechen commander reported wounded in Ukraine". BBC News. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  22. ^ Times, The Moscow (3 July 2023). "Chechen Strongman Kadyrov, Ally Delimkhanov Reappear Amid Rumors of Illness". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Putin Elevates Adam Delimkhanov to Major General in Recognition of Service and Patriotism". Caucasus Watch. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Heirs and spares. More candidates are lining up for the Chechen throne as the Kremlin considers Kadyrov's replacement". Novaya Gazeta Europe. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Treasury Targets Leading Figures and Syndicate of Transnational Criminal Organizations". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1270 of 21 July 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SOR/2014-58)". Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Рейтинг российских миллиардеров 2011", «Финанс.», archived from the original on 5 June 2012, retrieved 5 June 2012
  29. ^ "Делимханов Адам Султанович Сведения о доходах", duma.gov.ru, retrieved 10 October 2021
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