Adam Delimkhanov
Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov (Russian: Адам Султанович Делимханов) (born September 25, 1969) is a Russian politician of Chechen descent, who has been member of the Russian State Duma for the United Russia party since 2007.[1]
Biography
A close associate and cousin[2] of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, 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.[3]
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[3] and that he is preparing to sue Dubai police for libel.[2]
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.[4]
Wealth
In the ranking of 500 Russian billionaires compiled by Finance magazine in early 2011, Adam Delimkhanov took 314th place. His capital was estimated at 300 million dollars or 9.1 billion rubles.[5] According to official figures for 2011, Delimkhanov received an income of 1.9 million rubles, and his wife - 187 thousand rubles.[6]
References
- ^ Delimkhanov's profile at the State Duma website. Retrieved on April 6, 2009
- ^ a b Депутат Делимханов хочет судиться с полицией ОАЭ за ложные обвинения в убийстве Ямадаева (in Russian). NEWSru. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ a b Dubai Police Link Murder of Chechen to Russian. The New York Times. April 5, 2009
- ^ Reuters 27 April 2009 14:41:22 GMT: Interpol issues arrest warrant in Chechen murder
- ^ "Рейтинг российских миллиардеров 2011", «Финанс.», retrieved 5 June 2012
- ^ "Делимханов Адам Султанович", Old.duma.gov.ru/structure/deputies/131490/, retrieved 16 July 2020