Sheikh Abdul Halim

Sheikh Abdul-Halim (Шейх Абдул-Халим) (born 1967) was designated by Aslan Maskhadov to be his successor as president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

He has a surname, which is variously written Sadulaev or Sadulayev or Saidulaev or Saidulayev or Saidullaev or Saidullayev or Saydullayev; the first two of these seem to be favored by Chechen insurgent sources, while the others are favored by Russian sources and Western media. His first name is also written Abdul-Khalim, and is sometimes written with or without a hyphen. In Russian his name with surname is written Абдул-Халим Сайдуллаев or Абдул-Халим Сайдулаев or Абдул-Халим Садулаев, with or without the hyphen. There is considerable variation in writing his name in both English and Russian sources. His full name given by the official insurgent website kavkazcenter.com appears to be Abdul-Halim Abu-Salamovich Sadulayev (Абдул-Халим Абу-Саламович Садулаев).

He was not widely known prior to his accession to power. He is a cleric. He grew up in Argun. Chechen insurgent sources claim that his wife was kidnapped in 2003 by Russian spetsnaz forces and killed by the FSB.

External links

• New President of Chechnya Sheikh Abdul-Halim: Who Is He? (kavkazcenter.com, Chechen insurgency official website)
• Profile: Chechen rebels' new boss from BBC News