Ziya Bazhayev

Ziya Yusupovich Bazhayev (Russian: Зия Юсупович Бажаев; July 11, 1960 — March 9, 2000) was a prominent Russian businessman of Chechen origin specializing in oil trading. He died in Moscow during a crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft shortly after takeoff on March 9, 2000, together with a Russian journalist, Artyom Borovik.[1]

Bazhayev's death is mentioned in many Nigerian 419 scam e-mails.[2]

Literature
  • Musa Geshaev. Famous Chechens. — Moscow: Musaizdat, 2006. — Vol. 4. — pp. 126–159.

References
  1. Кому мешал Зия Бажаев // Новая газета
  2. Dr. Al-Fuhard Mohammed for one Late Mr. Ziya Bazhayev a Russian Archived June 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 419eater.com


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