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Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev | |
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Яндарбин 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: Яндарбин Абдулмуслиман-кIант Зелимхан, romanized: Yandarbin Abdulmusliman-khant Zelimxan; Russian: Зелимхан Абдулмуслимович Яндарбиев, also spelled Yandarbiev; 12 September 1952 – 13 February 2004) was a Chechen writer and politician who served as second president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997. In 2004, Yandarbiyev was assassinated while he was on mission to recognize Chechnya’s right for independence in Qatar.