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Ramzan Kadyrov | |
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| Рамзан Кадыров Рамзан КъадиргӀеран | |
 Kadyrov in 2023 | |
| Head of the Chechen Republic[a] | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Muslim Khuchiev |
| Preceded by | Alu Alkhanov |
| Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic | |
| In office 18 November 2005 – 10 April 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Sergey Abramov |
| Succeeded by | Odes Baysultanov |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic | |
| In office 10 May 2004 – 18 November 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Eli Isayev[1] |
| Succeeded by | Odes Baysultanov[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov 5 October 1976 Tsentaroy, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Akhmat-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia) |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Spouses | Medni Musaevna Kadyrova
(m. 1996)
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| Children | 12 (6 sons (2 adopted), 6 daughters)[3] |
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| Military service | |
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| Branch/service |  National Guard of Russia |
| Years of service | 1999–present |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War[4] Second Chechen War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[5] 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 to 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.[6][7]
Kadyrov frequently employs totalitarian and repressive tactics in his rule of the Chechen Republic.[8][9][10][11] 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.[12] During his tenure, he has advocated restricting the public lives of women, and led anti-gay purges in the Republic.[13][14] 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.[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Kadyrov has adopted a hypermasculine image in public, frequently posing with guns and military garb or displaying his wealth and opulence.[21][22][23] 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.[24]
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- ^ Зампредом правительства Чечни стал Эли Исаев (in Russian). Vesti. 13 May 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Одобрили единогласно (in Russian). Chechnya Government. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 8". Institute for the Study of War. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Рамзан Кадыров включен в состав консультативной комиссии Госсовета РФ". Иа Regnum. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Ramzan Kadyrov becomes new member of Advisory Commission of RF State Council". Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jones, Adam (2010). Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-136-93797-2.
- ^ "The Putin of Chechnya". The New Yorker. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Widespread Torture in the Chechen Republic". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ramzan Kadyrov denies Georgia journalist murder plot". BBC News.
- ^ "Germany investigates Russian over plot to kill Chechen dissident". DW.
- ^ "Kadyrov Laughs Off Allegations That He Made Hit List". The Moscow Times. 17 September 2012.
- ^ И снова Кадыров. Страшная история, рассказанная в сотый раз [And again Kadyrov. A scary story told for the hundredth time]. Republic.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ Badanin, Maria Zholobova, Roman. "How a Representative of a Top Chechen Leader 'Solved' Russian Business Disputes – And Walked Away With Millions". OCCRP. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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