Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
| Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev | |
|---|---|
| Яндарбиев Зелимхан | |
| Yandarbiyev in 2000 | |
| 2nd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | |
| Acting | |
| In office 21 April 1996 – 12 February 1997 | |
| Vice President | Said-Khasanom Abumuslimov | 
| Preceded by | Dzhokhar Dudayev | 
| Succeeded by | Aslan Maskhadov | 
| Prime Minister of Ichkeria | |
| In office 21 April 1996 – 16 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Dzhokhar Dudayev | 
| Succeeded by | Aslan Maskhadov | 
| Vice President of Ichkeria | |
| In office 17 April 1993 – 21 April 1996 | |
| President | Dzokhar Dudayev | 
| Succeeded by | Said-Khasanom Abumuslimov | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1952 Vydrika, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) | 
| Died | 13 February 2004 (aged 51) Doha, Qatar | 
| Manner of death | Assassination | 
| Political party | VDP, NCChP | 
| Spouse | Malika Yandarbiyeva | 
| Profession | Writer | 
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | 
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War | 
Zelimkhan Abdulmuslimovich Yandarbiyev (Chechen: Яндарбиев Абдулмуслиман-кIант Зелимхан, romanized: Yandarbiev Abdulmusliman-khant Zelimxan; Russian: Зелимхан Абдулмуслимович Яндарбиев, also spelled Yandarbin; 12 September 1952 – 13 February 2004) was a Chechen writer and politician who was the second president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997. In 2004, Yandarbiyev was assassinated while he was on a mission to obtain recognition of the Chechen Republic by Qatar.