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Ramzan Kadyrov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Akhmatovich and the family name is Kadyrov.

Ramzan Kadyrov
Рамзан Кадыров
Рамзан КъадиргӀеран
Kadyrov in 2023
Head of the Chechen Republic[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 February 2007
Prime MinisterOdes Baysultanov[1]
Ruslan Edelgeriev[2]
Muslim Khuchiev
Isa Tumkhadzhiev (acting)
Magomed Daudov
Preceded byAlu Alkhanov
Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic
In office
18 November 2005 – 10 April 2007
Preceded bySergey Abramov
Succeeded byOdes Baysultanov
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic
In office
10 May 2004 – 18 November 2005
Preceded byEli Isayev[3]
Succeeded byOdes Baysultanov[4]
Personal details
Born
Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov

(1976-10-05) 5 October 1976 (age 48)
Tsentaroy, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Akhmat-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia)
Political partyUnited Russia[5]
Spouses
Medni Musaevna Kadyrova
​
​
(m. 1996)​
  • Fatima Khazuyeva
  • Aminat Akhmadova
Children12 (6 sons (2 adopted), 6 daughters)[6]
Parents
Alma mater
Profession
Awards

Signature
NicknameLyulya[9]
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service National Guard of Russia
Years of service1999–present
RankColonel general
Battles/warsFirst Chechen War[7]
Second Chechen War
Russian invasion of Ukraine[8]
Wagner Group rebellion

Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov[b] (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician and current Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated with the Chechen independence movement, through his father who was the separatist-appointed mufti of Chechnya. He is a colonel general in the Russian military.

Kadyrov is the son of former Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, who switched sides in the Second Chechen War by offering his service to Vladimir Putin's administration in Russia and became Chechen president in 2003. Akhmad Kadyrov was assassinated in May 2004. In February 2007, Ramzan Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as president, shortly after he had turned 30, which is the minimum age for the post. He was engaged in violent power struggles with Chechen commanders Sulim Yamadayev (d. 2009) and Said-Magomed Kakiyev for overall military authority, and with Alkhanov for political authority. Since November 2015, he has been a member of the Advisory Commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation.[10][11]

Kadyrov frequently employs totalitarian and repressive tactics in his rule of the Chechen Republic.[12][13][14][15] Over the years, he has come under criticism from international organizations for a wide array of human rights abuses under his government, with Human Rights Watch calling the forced disappearances and torture so widespread that they constituted crimes against humanity.[16] During his tenure, he has advocated restricting the public lives of women, and led anti-gay purges in the Republic.[17][18] Kadyrov has been frequently accused of involvement in the kidnapping, assassination, and torture of human rights activists, critics, and their relatives, within both Chechnya and other regions of the Russian Federation, as well as abroad, through the political use of police and military forces. He publicly denies these accusations.[19][20][21][22][23][24]

Kadyrov has adopted a hypermasculine image in public, frequently posing with guns and military garb or displaying his wealth and opulence.[25][26][27] The Kadyrov family has enriched itself considerably during its rule of the Chechen Republic; the Russian Federation dispenses extensive funding to the Chechen government, while the distinction between the Chechen government and Kadyrov is blurry.[28]


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  1. ^ "Chechnya president names cousin as PM". Reuters. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Эдельгериев Абубакар Сайд-Хусайнович". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ Зампредом правительства Чечни стал Эли Исаев (in Russian). Vesti. 13 May 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ Одобрили единогласно (in Russian). Chechnya Government. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Рамзан Кадыров: Биография, образование, семья". Lenta.ru (in Russian). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sputnik12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Рамзан Кадыров: я никогда не говорил, что убивал русских солдат" [Ramzan Kadyrov: I never said that I killed Russian soldiers]. Meduza (in Russian). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 8". Institute for the Study of War. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference lyulya was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Рамзан Кадыров включен в состав консультативной комиссии Госсовета РФ". Иа Regnum. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Ramzan Kadyrov becomes new member of Advisory Commission of RF State Council". Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  12. ^ Lyall, Jason (2010). "Are Coethnics More Effective Counterinsurgents? Evidence from the Second Chechen War". American Political Science Review. 104 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1017/S0003055409990323. ISSN 1537-5943. S2CID 145266228. Since his ascent to power in 2006, Ramzan Kadyrov has carefully cultivated a climate of fear through selective disappearances, targeted assassination of regime critics, and the nighttime burning of suspected insurgents' homes
  13. ^ Taylor, Brian D. (2011). State Building in Putin's Russia: Policing and Coercion after Communism. Cambridge University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-139-49644-5.
  14. ^ Jones, Adam (2010). Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-136-93797-2.
  15. ^ "The Putin of Chechnya". The New Yorker. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Widespread Torture in the Chechen Republic". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  17. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (20 May 2015). "Chechen Leader's Advice on Women: Lock Them In". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  18. ^ "One of the victims of Chechnya's 'gay purge' has spoken out about his torture ordeal". The Independent. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  19. ^ Kramer, Andrew (9 July 2020). "In a Death, Details of More Russian Murder-for-Hire Plots". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Ramzan Kadyrov denies Georgia journalist murder plot". BBC News.
  21. ^ "Germany investigates Russian over plot to kill Chechen dissident". DW.
  22. ^ "Kadyrov Laughs Off Allegations That He Made Hit List". The Moscow Times. 17 September 2012.
  23. ^ И снова Кадыров. Страшная история, рассказанная в сотый раз [And again Kadyrov. A scary story told for the hundredth time]. Republic.
  24. ^ Milashina, Elena. Враг номер один: Рамзан Кадыров впервые столкнулся с угрозой, которую не может контролировать [Enemy number one: For the first time, Ramzan Kadyrov has faced a threat he cannot control]. Novaya Gazeta.
  25. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  26. ^ "Why the Chechen Warlord Wears Designer Boots". GQ. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  27. ^ Maria Zholobova; Roman Badanin. "How a Representative of a Top Chechen Leader 'Solved' Russian Business Disputes – And Walked Away With Millions". OCCRP. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  28. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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