Supyan Abdullayev

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Supyan Abdullayev
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Place of birth Flag of the Soviet Union Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Allegiance Caucasian Emirate

Supyan Abdullayev (born November 8, 1956 in Kazakhstan) was the 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 Chechen President Doku Umarov.

Abdullayev is commander of the Jundullah Brigade, linked to the Vedeno-based wing of the Chechen resistance movement which was close to Basayev. He is a member of the Chechen Tsarentoi teip which is of Dagestani origin.

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