Akhmed Chatayev
Akhmed Rajapovich Chatayev | |
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| Born | 14 July 1980 |
| Died | 22 November 2017 (aged 37) |
| Known for | Planning the 2016 Atatürk Airport attack |
Akhmed Chatayev, Ahmad Shishani (Russian: Ахмед Чатаев, Ахмад Шишани; 14 July 1980 – 22 November 2017) was a Chechen militant and Islamic State leader who is thought to have been the planner of the 2016 Istanbul airport attack and was one of the Chechen mujahideen in Syria. He was killed in a shootout with Georgian security forces in Tbilisi on 22 November 2017.