18 Notable alumni of Chechen State University
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Chechen State University is ranked #5,821 in the world and #148 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Chechen State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Chechen State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Pavel Tarakanov
1982-. (aged 44)
statesperson
politician
Pavel Vladimirovich Tarakanov is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Tyumen Oblast since 27 September 2018.
2. Mochmad Issajewitsch Achmadow
1972-. (aged 54)
statesperson
politician
Mohmad Isayevich Akhmadov is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Chechnya since 2019. He is also a state legislator since 2016 and from 2008 to 2017 he served as Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Development of Chechnya. Prior to entering politics, he was an economics professor.
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3. Muslim Khuchiev
1971-. (aged 55)
statesperson
politician
Muslim Magomedovich Khuchiev is a Russian politician, who served as the Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic from June 2018 until his resignation in May 2024.
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4. Ruslan Alkhanov
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Ruslan Shakhayevich Alkhanov, is a Russian politician and Police Colonel General as of 2022 who is currently the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic since 27 December 2004.
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5. Khas-Magomed Kadyrov
1991-. (aged 35)
politician
Khas-Magomed Shakhmometovich Kadyrov, is a Russian politician of Chechen origin, who is the mayor of Grozny since 31 March 2021.
6. Suleyman Geremeev
1971-. (aged 55)
statesperson
politician
Suleiman Sadulayevich Geremeyev is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Chechnya since 11 June 2011.
7. Malik Saidullaev
1964-. (aged 62)
entrepreneur
politician
Malik Mingaevich Saidullaev is a Russian businessman of Chechen descent.
8. Vakha Agaev
1953-2020 (aged 67)
businessperson
politician
Vakha Abuevich Agaev was a Russian politician, who, since 2011, had been a Member of the State Duma, representing the Krasnoyarsk region. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He also served as Deputy Chairman of the State Duma committee on property.
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9. Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov
1956-2015 (aged 59)
politician
Dukuvakha Bashtayevich Abdurakhmanov was a Russian politician of Chechen descent. He was Chairman of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic from 2005 to 2015.
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10. Shamsail Saraliyev
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Shamsail Saraliev is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 8th State Duma.
11. Apti Bisultanov
1959-. (aged 67)
poet
writer
Apti Bisultanov is a Chechen prominent poet of the Chechen Republic. Apti Bisultanov studied philology and worked as a senior lecturer, an editor, a publisher, the Vice-Premier. He was also a guerrilla fighter. For the poem «In Hajbahe written», devoted to victims of Stalin deportation of Chechens, he received the National award (1992). Since 2002 Apti Bisultanov lives in Berlin....
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12. Mairbek Vatchagaev
1965-. (aged 61)
historian
politician
Mairbek Vatchagaev is a historian and political analyst on the North Caucasus. Mairbek Vatchagaev was a senior ranking official in the Chechen government of Aslan Maskhadov.
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13. Adam Delimkhanov
1969-. (aged 57)
statesperson
politician
Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov is a Russian politician who has been a member of the State Duma since 2007. He is a member of the ruling United Russia party.
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14. Apti Alaudinov
1973-. (aged 53)
police officer
military officer
politician
Apti Aronovich Alaudinov is a Russian Lieutenant general and a high-ranking member of the Kadyrovites of the National Guard of Russia.
15. Natalya Estemirova
1958-2009 (aged 51)
writer
human rights defender
journalist
lecturer
Natalya Khusainovna Estemirova was a Russian human rights activist and board member of the Russian human rights organization Memorial. Estemirova was abducted by an unknown group of people on 15 July 2009 around 8:30 a.m. from her home in Grozny, Chechnya, as she was working on "extremely sensitive" cases of human rights abuses in Chechnya. Two witnesses reported they saw...
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16. Murat Zyazikov
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Murat Magometovich Zyazikov is a Russian politician who was the second president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. He was born in what is now Kyrgyzstan. Zyazikov was a controversial politician in Ingushetia.
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17. Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
1952-2004 (aged 52)
writer
children's writer
poet
politician
Zelimkhan Abdulmuslimovich Yandarbiyev 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.
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18. Ruslan Edelgeriyev
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Ruslan Abubakar Said-Khusainovich Edelgeriev is a Russian politician, currently serving as Aide to the President of the Russian Federation since 14 May 2024.
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