Gakayev was born in 1970 in the village of Elistanzhi in the Vedensky District of Chechnya and participated in the conflicts in Chechnya since the early 1990s, including the early struggle against the pro-Moscow Chechen opposition.
Gakayev was born in 1970 in the village of Elistanzhi in the Vedensky District of Chechnya. Gakayev was participated in the conflicts in Chechnya since the early 1990s. This was including the early struggle against the pro-Moscow Chechen opposition.