Akhmad Kadyrov

Akhmat Kadyrov
Ахмат Кадыров Къадири Ахьмад
Kadyrov in 2002
1st President of the Chechen Republic
In office 5 October 2003 – 9 May 2004
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Sergei Abramov (acting) Alu Alkhanov
Head of the Administration of the Chechen Republic Interim office, Interim Head of State and Government
In office 12 June 2000[1] – 4 October 2003
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished Himself (as President)
Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic
In office 1994/95–2000
Personal details
Born	(1951-08-23)23 August 1951 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
Died	9 May 2004(2004-05-09) (aged 52) Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
Manner of death	Assassination
Resting place	Akhmat-Yurt
Nationality	Russian
Spouse	Ayman Nisievna Kadyrova
Children	4 (including Ramzan)
Parent(s)	Abdulkhamid Kadyrov (father) Dika Kadyrova (mother)
Profession	Cleric
Awards
Military service
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991–2000)  Russia (2000–2004)
Battles/wars	First Chechen War Second Chechen War

Akhmat-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov^[a] (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian politician and revolutionary who served as Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War. At the outbreak of the Second Chechen War he switched sides, offering his service to the Russian government, and later became the President of the Chechen Republic from 5 October 2003, having acted as head of administration since July 2000.

On 9 May 2004, he was assassinated by Chechen Islamists in Grozny, by a bomb blast during a Victory Day memorial parade. His son, Ramzan Kadyrov, who led his father's militia, became his successor in March 2007 as the President of the Chechen Republic.

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