Supyan Abdullayev
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Supyan Abdullayev was the former vice president
of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
. He was appointed to this position (vacant since the death of Shamil Basayev
) on March 19, 2007, by the President of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Doku Umarov
. He was considered the most senior figure after Umarov in the ranks of the anti-Russia
n and pro-western Caucasian Emirate and his one possible successor.
Abdullayev was commander of the Jundullah Brigade, linked to the Vedeno
-based wing of the Chechen resistance movement
which was close to Basayev. He was primarily a religious figure rather than a military man, alike Abdul-Halim Sadulayev.
. In the late 1980s Abdullayev, together with the Chechn Islamist
leader Movladi Udugov
, was a founder member of the Islamic Renaissance Party
established in the Soviet Union
.
After the First Chechen War
, Supyan Abdullaev held the rank of Colonel
and the deputy of Islam Khalimov following Khalimov's appointment to the post of minister of internal affairs
in 1997. Both of the men left the ministry following the gun battle in Gudermes
between the Salafites and the supporters of then-President Aslan Maskhadov
on July 15, 1998. In the aftermath, Abdullaev grew distant from politics and was well known as a “second stringer.”
During the Second Chechen War
, Abdullayev entered the ranks of the resistance in the very beginning, started out as a leader of a jamaat
and eventually became the commander of a front and a member of the Maskhadov's government, racing the level of Brigadier General
. Even though he was a jamaat member, remained loyal to Aslan Maskhadov until the death of the latter.
Supyan Abdullayev developed into one of the most senior ranking field commanders of the Caucasus Emirate, and the chief ideologue of the whole movement. His was named as Doku Umarov's deputy Emir.
Abdullayev was killed in a raid by Russian security forces on a rebel camp in the Caucasus mountains on March 28, 2011. In this raid The Emirate's overall leader was thought to have been killed, but it later surfaced that he survived the air strikes upon the rebel camp.
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is the unrecognized secessionist government of Chechnya. The republic was proclaimed in late 1991 by Dzokhar Dudayev, and fought two devastating wars between separatists and the Russian Federation which denounced secession...
. He was appointed to this position (vacant since the death of Shamil Basayev
Shamil Basayev
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev was a Chechen militant Islamist and a leader of the Chechen rebel movement.Starting as a field commander in the Transcaucasus, Basayev led guerrilla campaigns against the Russian troops for years, as well as launching mass-hostage takings of civilians, with his goal...
) on March 19, 2007, by the President of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Doku Umarov
Doku Umarov
Doku Khamatovich Umarov is a major Chechen Islamist rebel militant in Russia. He is responsible for numerous terror attacks on civilians, earning himself the nickname "Russia's Osama Bin Laden"....
. He was considered the most senior figure after Umarov in the ranks of the anti-Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n and pro-western Caucasian Emirate and his one possible successor.
Abdullayev was commander of the Jundullah Brigade, linked to the Vedeno
Vedeno
Vedeno is a rural locality in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located some southeast of Grozny. It is the administrative center of Vedensky District. Population: 11,512 ;...
-based wing of the Chechen resistance movement
Resistance movement
A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force...
which was close to Basayev. He was primarily a religious figure rather than a military man, alike Abdul-Halim Sadulayev.
Biography
Abdullayev was born in the Kazakh SSR. He was a member of the Chechen Tsadahroi teipTeip
Teip is a Chechen and Ingush tribal organization or clan, self-identified through descent from a common ancestor and geographic location. There are about 130-233 teips...
. In the late 1980s Abdullayev, together with the Chechn Islamist
Islamism
Islamism also , lit., "Political Islam" is set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only a religion but also a political system. Islamism is a controversial term, and definitions of it sometimes vary...
leader Movladi Udugov
Movladi Udugov
Movladi Saidarbievich Udugov was the First Deputy Prime Minister of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria...
, was a founder member of the Islamic Renaissance Party
Islamic Renaissance Party
There was a number of movements knowns as Islamic Renaissance Party, the best known being the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan....
established in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
After the First Chechen War
First Chechen War
The First Chechen War, also known as the War in Chechnya, was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought from December 1994 to August 1996...
, Supyan Abdullaev held the rank of Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
and the deputy of Islam Khalimov following Khalimov's appointment to the post of minister of internal affairs
Interior minister
An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...
in 1997. Both of the men left the ministry following the gun battle in Gudermes
Gudermes
Gudermes is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Sunzha River east of Grozny. Population: 32,000 .Gudermes had a rural locality status until 1941. Later, it became a railroad junction between Rostov-on-Don, Baku, Astrakhan, and Mozdok. Gudermes is home for oil extraction...
between the Salafites and the supporters of then-President Aslan Maskhadov
Aslan Maskhadov
Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov was a leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.He was credited by many with the Chechen victory in the First Chechen War, which allowed for the...
on July 15, 1998. In the aftermath, Abdullaev grew distant from politics and was well known as a “second stringer.”
During the Second Chechen War
Second Chechen War
The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting 26 August 1999, in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade ....
, Abdullayev entered the ranks of the resistance in the very beginning, started out as a leader of a jamaat
Jamaat
The term Jamaat can apply to the following:*Jamia - a gathering or congregatation; place of gathering.*Jamaat-e-Islami - a South Asian Islamic movement based in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India .*Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen - a Muslim organization in Indo-Pak.*Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind - an Islamic group in...
and eventually became the commander of a front and a member of the Maskhadov's government, racing the level of Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
. Even though he was a jamaat member, remained loyal to Aslan Maskhadov until the death of the latter.
Supyan Abdullayev developed into one of the most senior ranking field commanders of the Caucasus Emirate, and the chief ideologue of the whole movement. His was named as Doku Umarov's deputy Emir.
Abdullayev was killed in a raid by Russian security forces on a rebel camp in the Caucasus mountains on March 28, 2011. In this raid The Emirate's overall leader was thought to have been killed, but it later surfaced that he survived the air strikes upon the rebel camp.