Marem Arapkhanova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Akhmetovna and the family name is Arapkhanova.
Marem Arapkhanova
Марем Арапханова
Born20 April 1963
Alkun, Sunzhensky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Died26 September 2002
Galashki, Ingushetia, Russia
Nationality Soviet Union
 Russia
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation

Marem Akhmetovna Arapkhanova (Russian: Марем Ахметовна Арапханова; Ingush: Арапхананаькъан Марем, romanized: Arapkhananakan Marem; 20 April 1963 – 26 September 2002) was a primary school teacher in Ingushetia who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for taking on Chechen militants under the command of Ruslan Gelayev during the invasion of Galashki. She is the first Caucasian woman awarded the title.