Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov (russian: Адам Султанович Делимханов; born 25 September 1969) is a Russian politician of Chechen ethnicity, who has been member of the

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n State Duma since 2007. He is a member of the

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.Delimkhanov's profile
at the State Duma website. Retrieved on March 1, 2021 He heads the Chechen branch of

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. Delimkhanov is an ally of Chechen leader

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Biography

A close associate and cousin of Chechen leader

, 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

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-led United Russia party ticket.Dubai Police Link Murder of Chechen to Russian
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''. April 5, 2009 A Chechen exile, Umar Israilov, murdered in

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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

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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 and that he is preparing to sue Dubai police for libel. 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

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. In July 2014, the

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imposed sanctions on Delimkhanov. These sanctions include freezing of assets in the United States and a ban on commercial transactions. In 2020, BBC News reported on Delimkhanov in relation to the murder of Imran Aliev. On 1 February, 2022, Delimkhanov shared a video on Instagram 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

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International. In January, Yangulbaev's mother was abducted by Kadyrov's forces. According to Kadyrov, Delimkhanov participated in the

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during the

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as commander of the Chechen forces in the engagement. 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.

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. According to official figures for 2011, Delimkhanov received an income of 1.9 million rubles, and his wife 187 thousand rubles.

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