Abdul-Halim Sadulayev

Abdul Halim Sadulayev Ӏабдул-Хьалим Сайд-Ӏелийн
4th President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Acting
In office 9 March 2005 – 17 June 2006
Vice President	Dokka Umarov (acting)
Preceded by	Aslan Maskhadov
Succeeded by	Dokka Umarov (acting)
Personal details
Born	2 June 1966 Argun, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	17 June 2006(2006-06-17) (aged 40) Argun, Chechnya, Russia
Cause of death	Killed in Action
Nationality	Chechen
Profession	Politician, preacher
Military service
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Battles/wars	First Chechen War Second Chechen War

Abdul-Halim Abusalamovich Sadulayev^{[alt 1]} (/ˈɑːbduːl kəˈliːm saɪdʊˈlaɪɛv/ ^ⓘ AHB-dool kə-LEEM sy-duu-LY-ev; 2 June 1966 – 17 June 2006) was the fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Sadulayev served little more than a full year as President before being killed in a gun battle with FSB and pro-Russian Chechen forces.

Sadulayev was the first Chechen leader effectively attempting to unify the Islamic rebel forces outside Chechnya, as he had won pledges of loyalty not only from Chechen separatists, but also from Islamist groups seeking the overthrow of the Kremlin's authority across the North Caucasus; this formation became known as the Caucasian Front. He was also credited with persuading radical warlord Shamil Basayev not to carry out any major terrorist attacks since Beslan.
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