Akhmed Zakayev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Akhmed Zakayev

Prime Minister of Ichkeria

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1959

Place of Birth: Balpyk Bi, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

Profession: politician, military leader

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Akhmed Halidovich Zakayev (Chechen: ???? ?????? ?l??? ??????, Zaki Halid-khant Ahmad, Russian: ????? ????????? ??????, Akhmed Khalidovich Zakayev; born 26 April 1959) is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI).
He was also the Foreign Minister of the Ichkerian government, appointed by Aslan Maskhadov shortly after his 1997 election, and again in 2006 by Abdul Halim Sadulayev.
During the First Chechen war Zakayev took part in the battles for Grozny and other military operations, as well as in high-level negotiations with the Russian side.In 2002, Russia accused him, by then in exile, of having been involved in a series of crimes including involvement in acts of terrorism.
In 2003, judge Timothy Workman of Bow Street Magistrates' Court in central London rejected the extradition request due to lack of evidence and declared the accusations to be politically motivated, also saying that there was substantial risk of Zakayev being tortured if he was returned to Moscow.