Magomed Daudov

Magomed Hozhakhmedovich Daudov (, nicknamed Lord, born 26 February 1980) is a Russian statesman, politician and military commander. He was put as the First Deputy Chairman of the Chechen Republic government from 2010 until 2012, manager of administration of the Head and Government of the Chechen Republic from 2011 until 2015, and was assigned as the Chairman of the Parliament in 2016. Daudov participated in both the First and Second Chechen Wars. During the latter, he switched sides to the side of the Russian government. He worked in the security service of Akhmad Kadyrov (2002–2004), commanded a police force battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (2004–2005), was Chief of Staff for Republican OMON (2006–2007), and Chief of the Shalinsky District Department of Internal Affairs (2007–2010). Journalists have called Daudov the second-most influential person in the Chechen Republic after Kadyrov and often carries out "special orders" of the Head of the Chechen Republic. He is a police colonel and a member of the Presidium of the regional political council for the party United Russia. He was awarded the Order of Courage twice (2005, 2006), the Order of Kadyrov (2006), the rank of "Honorary Citizen of the Chechen Republic" (2007) and Hero of the Russian Federation (2007). Early life Daudov was born on 26 February 1980 in the village Shpakovskoe, Stavropolsky Region to Hozhakhmed Abdulvakhabovich Daudov and Makka Uvaysovna Daudova. His father was from the village of Geldagan in Kurchaloyevsky District. Daudov was the family's first child. His brother Sheykhmagomed was born in 1981 and his sister Milana was born in 1985.