Ruslan Yamadayev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Bekmirzayevich and the family name is Yamadayev.

Ruslan Yamadayev
Руслан Ямадаев
Ruslan Yamadayev after receiving the Hero of the Russian Federation award in 2004.
Born	(1961-12-10)10 December 1961 Gudermes, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, USSR
Died	24 September 2008(2008-09-24) (aged 46) Moscow, Russia
Military career
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Russian Federation
Rank	Colonel
Conflicts	First Chechen War Second Chechen War
Awards	Hero of the Nation Hero of the Russian Federation

Ruslan (Khalid or Halid) Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (Russian: Руслан (Халид) Бекмирзаевич Ямадаев) (10 December 1961 – 24 September 2008) was a Chechen military leader and politician. A member of the high-profile Yamadayev family, he was assassinated in Moscow in 2008. He was one of Kremlin's most loyal allies.