Zelim Bakaev

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

Zelimkhan Khoussainovich Bakaev (Russian: Зелимхан Хусаинович Бакаев; born 23 April 1992) is a Chechen singer. He disappeared in Chechnya on 8 August 2017, while on a brief visit to the region to attend his sister's wedding. He is widely believed to have been abducted, tortured, and murdered by the Chechen authorities as part of their systematic persecution of homosexual men.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Grozny, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

23 April 1992, 33 years old

Known For

Welcome to Chechnya

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Welcome to Chechnya

Self

2020