Adam Delimkhanov

Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov (Russian: Адам Султанович Делимханов) (born September 25, 1969) is a Russian politician of Chechen ethnicity, who has been member of the Russian State Duma since 2007. Member of the United Russia.[1]

Adam Delimkhanov
Member of the State Duma from Chechnya's Chechnya constituency
Assumed office
18 September 2016

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]

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.[5]

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.[6] According to official figures for 2011, Delimkhanov received an income of 1.9 million rubles, and his wife - 187 thousand rubles.[7]

References
  1. Delimkhanov's profile at the State Duma website. Retrieved on March 1, 2021
  2. Депутат Делимханов хочет судиться с полицией ОАЭ за ложные обвинения в убийстве Ямадаева (in Russian). NEWSru. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  3. Dubai Police Link Murder of Chechen to Russian. The New York Times. April 5, 2009
  4. Reuters 27 April 2009 14:41:22 GMT: Interpol issues arrest warrant in Chechen murder
  5. "Treasury Targets Leading Figures and Syndicate of Transnational Criminal Organizations". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  6. "Рейтинг российских миллиардеров 2011", «Финанс.», archived from the original on 2012-06-05, retrieved 5 June 2012
  7. "Делимханов Адам Султанович Сведения о доходах", duma.gov.ru, retrieved 10 October 2021
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