Speaker of Chechen Parliament Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov passes away

The speaker of the Chechen Parliament, Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov, has died in Chechnya, the regional parliament said.

According to colleagues, Duhuvaha Abdurakhmanov worked until his last days.

Vestnik Kavkaza expresses sincere condolences to his family and friends. Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov has done a lot for the development of the Chechen Republic, he was with his people during the most difficult times, and together with the first Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov and Ramzan Kadyrov he revived the republic.

Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov  was born in Karaganda (Kazakhstan) in 1956.  He was appointed the minister of agriculture in Chechnya - the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic in 2001, and in November 2005 he was elected to the National Assembly and the chairman of the republic. In 2008 and 2013 he was elected the chairman of the republican parliament. From 2013 he was the chairman of the Assembly of the Peoples of the Chechen Republic.

He was awarded various awards, including the Order of Honor and Friendship.