Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov state. Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich
Own fashion house, personal farming, victories in martial arts competitions and “Student of the Year” competitions... What do Ramzan Kadyrov’s heirs achieve and how do they live, the site recalls
The family of Ramzan Kadyrov and his wife Medni Musaevna had 10 children: sons Akhmat, Zelimkhan, Adam, Abdullah and daughters Aishat, Khadizhat, Khutmat, Tabarik, Ashura, Eishat. The head of Chechnya adopted two more boys, the Daskaev brothers, in 2007. Kadyrov raises all his heirs in strictness: successful studies, religious education, national dances and culture. And no social networks. Ramzan Akhmatovich sees his daughters as good housewives in the future, and his sons as real men who will choose their own path.
Kadyrov's eldest daughter Aishat Only 18 years old, but she already heads the Firdaws fashion house, founded by her mother. The “young leader,” as Aishat is called by his colleagues, characterizes his creations with three words: tradition, grace and modesty. The dresses are really similar to national costumes, but they are sewn according to the latest fashion using rhinestones, lace, and light fabrics in delicate shades. To keep abreast of trends, the girl herself travels to Parisian ateliers to gain experience. Dresses in Kadyrova's atelier can be bought for 5 thousand or 10 thousand. Exclusive models, decorated with semi-precious stones and hand-embroidered, cost, of course, more - several hundred thousand. The Firdaws house is located in Grozny, but Aishat’s skill has already been appreciated in Moscow: it took place as part of Fashion Week on October 25
Now Aishat is studying at the Chechen State University. He studies part-time at the Faculty of Economics so that he has enough time to work at Firdaws. And not only. As it turned out from a recent interview, Kadyrov’s heir married the son of Kadyrov’s classmate and friend. Before the wedding, the young people knew each other for two weeks, and now they live in their own house, five minutes from their parents.
Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich
Chapter in 2007 - present
President of the Chechen Republic since March 2007; born on October 5, 1976 in the village of Tsentoroy, Shalinsky District, Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now the village of Tsentoroy, Kurchaloy District of the Chechen Republic), son of the President of the Chechen Republic Akhmat Kadyrov, who tragically died as a result of a terrorist attack at the stadium in Grozny on May 9, 2004; in 2004, he graduated with honors from the Makhachkala Institute of Business and Law with a degree in Jurisprudence, later from the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation; since 1996 - assistant and head of security for the Mufti of the Chechen Republic Akhmat Kadyrov; from June 2000 to May 2002 - inspector for communications and special equipment at the headquarters of a separate police company at the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, whose functions included ensuring the security of senior officials and protecting facilities and buildings of government bodies of the Chechen Republic; from May 2002 to February 2004 - platoon commander of a separate police company under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic for the protection of facilities and buildings of state authorities of the Chechen Republic; since 2003, with the election of Akhmat Kadyrov as President of the Chechen Republic - head of the presidential security service; since 2004 - Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic, member of the State Council of the Chechen Republic from the Gudermes region; On May 10, 2004, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic; On October 19, 2004, he was appointed advisor to the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District (D. Kozak), supervised issues of interaction with the law enforcement agencies of the district; On March 16, 2005, by order of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, he was appointed head of the republican commission for the payment of compensation to citizens who lost housing and property during military operations in the Chechen Republic; from August 1 to August 4, 2005 - Acting President of the Chechen Republic; from November 18, 2005 to March 4, 2006 - Acting Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic; since January 2006 - Chairman of the Government Commission for the Suppression of Drug Activities in the Chechen Republic; On March 4, 2006, he was appointed Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic; On February 15, 2007, after the voluntary resignation from the post of President of the Chechen Republic, Alu Alkhanov, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, was appointed acting President of the Chechen Republic for the period until the person vested with the powers of the President of the Chechen Republic took office; March 1, 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the Chechen parliament the candidacy of Ramzan Kadyrov to vest him with the powers of the President of the Republic; On March 2, 2007, deputies of the State Council of the Chechen Republic were vested with the powers of the President of the Chechen Republic; since 2004 - Chairman of the Regional Public Foundation named after. Hero of Russia A. Kadyrov (the Foundation is engaged in charitable activities, which is expressed in material support for the sick, disabled, and in the financing of construction projects); Secretary of the regional branch of the United Russia party (since December 2005); Hero of the Russian Federation (awarded the title by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin dated December 29, 2004 “for courage and heroism shown in the performance of official duty”); awarded the Order of Courage, the Order named after Akhmat Kadyrov, medals “For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order”, “For Participation in the Counter-Terrorism Operation on the Territory of the Chechen Republic”, “For Service in the Caucasus”, “Defender of the Chechen Republic”, etc.; "Honorary Citizen of the Chechen Republic"; "Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences" (2005); "Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation"; for services to the international community, personal contribution to the protection of human rights and strengthening international relations, he was awarded the highest award of the International Committee for the Defense of Human Rights “Gold Star. Honor and Dignity” (2007); candidate for master of sports in boxing, since 2002 he has headed the Ramzan sports club; married, has four daughters and two sons.
According to Ramzan Kadyrov, after the second stage, which should end with the elimination of traces of the war, the third stage will begin - the rapid economic development of the republic. In 2007, the development program “New Economic Strategy for Chechnya” was presented, which will allow the republic to achieve unprecedented economic success. Kadyrov himself believes that “Russia is a great power” and that “the revival of great Russia began from Chechnya,” and advocates its indivisibility: “if the regions sign agreements with the federal center on the division of powers, this could weaken Russia.” Nevertheless, an alarming situation is developing in the republic related to the observance of the rule of law and human rights when the administrations of cities and regions of the republic distribute housing
Alkhanov Ali Dadashevich
Chapter in 2004 - 2007
Born on January 20, 1957 in the village of Kirovsky, Taldy-Kurgan region, Kazakh SSR, Chechen. Subsequently, the Alkhanov family returned from deportation to their homeland, to the village of Urus-Martan. After graduating from school in 1973, A. Alkhanov worked on a state farm. In 1975-1977 served in the Soviet Army.
Since 1979, Alu Alkhanov began working in law enforcement agencies. He was an employee and commander of the linear police department at the airport in Grozny, a criminal investigation inspector of the North Caucasus Department of Internal Affairs in Transport, a senior detective for combating drug addiction, the head of the criminal investigation department, and the head of the criminal police of the linear police department at the Grozny station.
In 1994, A. Alkhanov graduated from the Rostov Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation with a degree in jurisprudence. In 1994-1997 was the head of the Grozny linear department of internal affairs in transport.
Since 1997, Alu Alkhanov worked as a senior detective officer at the Mineralovodsk branch of the operational-search department of the North Caucasus Internal Affairs Directorate for Transport, and as the head of the linear police department at the Shakhty station in the Rostov region.
In 2000, A. Alkhanov returned to serve in law enforcement agencies of the Chechen Republic. In 2000-2003 was the head of the Grozny Linear Internal Affairs Directorate for Transport. Restored the transport police of Grozny.
In April 2003, he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic. Under the leadership of A. Alkhanov, the system of law enforcement agencies of the Chechen Republic was recreated. Together with the President of the Chechen Republic A. Kadyrov, he achieved the restoration of the rights and powers of the republican Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In June 2004, A. Alkhanov took over as chairman of the Public Council for Control over the Restoration of the Economy and Social Sphere of the Chechen Republic.
On September 1, 2004, Alu Alkhanov was elected president of the Chechen Republic. 73.67 percent of voters from the total number of voting participants cast their votes for him.
In August 2006, A. Alkhanov transformed the Security Council of the Republic into the Council of Economic and Public Security (ECPS). The former first assistant and relative of Alu Alkhanov, German Vok, was appointed head of the new structure.
Throughout 2005 and 2006. The confrontation between Alu Alkhanov and Ramzan Kadyrov intensified, which reached its climax in early February 2007 after the events associated with the resignation of the Secretary of the Social Security Security Council, German Vok.
On February 15, 2007, Russian President V. Putin considered Alu Alkhanov’s request for a transfer to another job and signed a decree appointing Alkhanov as Deputy Minister of Justice.
After the assassination of Kadyrov on May 9, 2004, he received Kremlin support for his candidacy for the presidency. In the elections held in August, he received 85.25% of the votes, ahead of the other 6 candidates. According to many observers, during Alkhanov’s presidency, a dual power actually developed in the Chechen Republic: Ramzan Kadyrov acted as a center of power independent from the president.
Alkhanov believed that the main hope of the republic lay in the national elite, and called on the best representatives of the Chechen diaspora to take an active part in the restoration of the republic.
Alu Alkhanov placed special hopes on Chechen entrepreneurs: “Chechnya needs private capital.” And although he admitted that investments in the Chechen economy are associated with certain risks, that capital is reluctant to go to hot regions, Alkhanov promised big profits to those who decided to invest money in the industry of the republic. “You have a unique opportunity,” he said, “to build a republic from scratch, from scratch.”
Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov
2000 - 2003 Head of the Administration of the Chechen Republic
2003 - 2004 President of the Chechen Republic
The first president of the Chechen Republic.
1968 - graduated from Bachiyurt high school.
1968 - attended a combine operator course in St. Kalinovskaya, Naursky district.
1969-1971 - worked at the rice-growing state farm "Novogroznensky" in the Gudermes region.
1971-1980 - worked in construction organizations in the Non-Black Earth Region and Siberia.
1980 - in the direction of the Gudermes Cathedral Mosque, he entered the Bukhara Mir-Arab Madrasah.
1982-1986 - continued his studies at the Tashkent Islamic Institute.
1986-1988 - worked as deputy imam of the Gudermes Cathedral Mosque.
1989-1994 - founded in the village. Kurchaloy of the Shali region was the first Islamic Institute in the North Caucasus and was its rector.
1990 - entered the Sharia faculty of the Amman Islamic University.
1991 - after interrupting his studies, he returned to his homeland.
1993 - appointed deputy, in September 1994 - acting mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
1994-1996 - participated in military operations in the ranks of the separatists against federal forces. He was awarded the Order of Ichkeria “Honor of the Nation”.
1995 - elected Mufti of Chechnya.
1995 - as a mufti he declared jihad (which was later stopped in connection with the Khasavyurt agreements)
July 25, 1998 - initiates the Congress of Muslims of the North Caucasus. Congress participants condemned Wahhabism.
October 26, 1998 - an unsuccessful attempt was made on Kadyrov in Grozny
In 1995, he was elected Mufti of the Chechen Republic - head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chechnya; in June 2000 he was appointed head of the administration of the Chechen Republic; On October 5, 2003, he was elected to the post of President of the Chechen Republic, gaining 80.84% of the votes (87% of voters took part in the voting); was awarded the Order of Friendship (2001), awarded the title "Hero of the Russian Federation" (posthumously, 2004);
He was known for his irreconcilable position towards extremist Wahhabis.
There have been attempts on the life of the President of the Chechen Republic Akhmat Kadyrov at least 20 times. He died as a result of a terrorist attack in Grozny (explosion at the stadium) on May 9, 2004.
Maskhadov Aslan Alievich
Chapter in 1997 - 2007
Aslan Maskhadov was born in 1951 in the village of Shakai, Kazakh SSR, into a family of deported Chechens. Originally from the village of Aleroy. In 1972 he graduated from the Tbilisi Higher Artillery School.
He served in the Far East, in the Southern Group of Forces (Hungary), and the Baltic Military District. Since the fall of 1990 - chief of staff of the missile forces and artillery of the Vilnius garrison and deputy commander of the 7th division. During his service in the Soviet Army he was awarded two orders "For Service to the Motherland".
Returning to Chechnya, Aslan Maskhadov began to make a career surrounded by President Dzhokhar Dudayev. First, he headed the civil defense of Chechnya, then he was appointed deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ichkeria, and in March 1994 - chief of the General Staff.
In August 1996, Maskhadov represented Chechen militants in negotiations with the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Alexander Lebed, which ended with the signing of the so-called “Khasavyurt agreements.” On November 23, 1996, it was Aslan Maskhadov who signed an agreement on the principles of relations between the federal center and the Chechen Republic. On behalf of the federal Russian delegation, the agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Viktor Chernomyrdin.
On January 27, 1997, A. Maskhadov was elected president of the Chechen Republic. After the invasion of Shamil Basayev’s militants into Dagestan in the summer of 1999, he condemned this invasion. With the start of the counter-terrorism operation in August 1999, Aslan Maskhadov, with whom the federal center broke off relations, went underground.
In the first “Chechen war” he fought against federal forces. In August-October 1995, he led a group of military representatives of the separatist delegation in negotiations with the federal authorities. In accordance with the agreements reached, Maskhadov was appointed co-chairman of the special supervisory commission. Under the leadership of Maskhadov, an attack by militants on Grozny, Argun and Gudermes on August 6, 1996 was developed and carried out. On January 9, 1999, Maskhadov advocated the creation of an Islamic state in Chechnya.
After the entry of Russian troops into Chechnya, Maskhadov led the armed resistance and took the post of head of the State Defense Committee of the ChRI. On March 10, 2000, he was again put on the federal wanted list by the Russian authorities, and in 2002, on the international wanted list. A. Maskhadov was charged with armed rebellion, organizing illegal armed groups, as well as encroaching on the lives of law enforcement officers.
Aslan Maskhadov was involved in many terrorist attacks against civilians and Russian military personnel. Thus, he announced a “large-scale operation” a few days before the capture of the Dubrovka Theater Center in October 2002. In addition, he took responsibility for the downing of the Mi-26 military transport helicopter on August 19, 2002. More than 120 military personnel were killed then.
Last month, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office brought new charges against A. Maskhadov for an armed attack on Ingushetia and Grozny in the summer of 2004, including hostage-taking in Beslan.
Aslan Maskhadov, according to official data, was killed on March 8 in the Chechen village of Tolstoy-Yurt.
Doku Gapurovich Zavgaev
Chapter in 1995 - 1997
Doku Gapurovich ZAVGAEV was born on December 22, 1940 in the village. Beno-Yurt of the Nadterechny district of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in a large peasant family.
In 1944, he and his family were deported to Kazakhstan. Until 1957, the Zavgaev family lived in the village. Tokarevka near Karaganda.
In 1966 he graduated from the Mountain Agricultural Institute, in 1984 from the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee. Candidate of Agricultural Sciences.
Since 1958 he worked in the Nadterechny region. Since 1965 - manager of the Naur-Nadtersky regional association "Agricultural equipment". From 1966 to 1971 - director of the Znamensky state farm.
From 1972 to 1975 - head of the republican association of state farms. Since 1975 - Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen-Ingush Republic.
Since 1977 - at party work.
On March 4, 1990 he was elected people's deputy of the RSFSR.
From March 1990 to September 1991 - Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic.
Since July 1990 - member of the CPSU Central Committee.
Since 1991 he worked in the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation. Then he worked as head of the department of the Department for Work with Territories in the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.
In March 1995, he was elected a member of the Committee of National Accord of Chechnya.
On December 17, 1995 he was elected head of the Chechen Republic. Since January 1996 - ex-officio member of the Federation Council.
In March 1997, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United Republic of Tanzania.
He was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor", two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor and the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Doku Zavgaev at that time was the only one who officially received power in the Chechen Republic. In fact, the republic began to be governed by the four Zavgaev brothers, through whom all positions were distributed.
Doku Zavgaev said in 1996: “... Not a single bomb, not a single shell fell on the territory of Chechnya, not a single shot was fired for 8 days. Not a single populated area in Chechnya will be subject to shelling anymore. An agreement on this has been reached. The heads of all administrations, respected persons - elders will take upon themselves the disarmament of the militants; if they refuse to surrender their weapons, they will be expelled from the villages.”
He was killed in an assassination attempt in September 2002.
Dzhokhar Musaevich Dudayev
Chapter in 1991 - 1995
A native of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, a Chechen. Born in 1944, the same year when all Chechens were deported by order of Stalin to Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Here he spent his childhood until Khrushchev’s permission for the Chechens and Ingush to return to their homeland in 1957.
At one time he completed a physics and mathematics course, then the Tambov Higher Military Aviation School named after M. Raskova and in 1977 - the Gagarin Air Force Academy. In 1968 he joined the CPSU and did not formally leave the party. His wife is an artist, three children, a daughter and two sons. He was described by his colleagues as a tough, hot-tempered, harsh person, whose handwriting was even nervous: when he wrote, ink splashed in all directions, and the paper sometimes tore. He was also often reproached for authoritarianism and lust for power. According to his deputy Yusup Saslambekov, Dudayev was known among Estonians (his division was stationed in Tartu) as a “rebellious general” who allegedly refused to carry out the order to block television and the Estonian parliament.
Dudayev retired in May 1990, when, as they said, Chechens who came to Tartu approached him with a request for this, and headed the Executive Committee of the National Congress of the Chechen People (OCCHN), which was in opposition to the authorities. In fact, he came to power on the wave of a popular uprising, after on August 19, 1991, the Executive Committee, in the very first hours of the putsch, sided with the Russian parliament and President Yeltsin. The parliament of the republic came to its senses only on August 21 and adopted a resolution condemning the State Emergency Committee, but it was too late. Freedom Square was filled with people. They built barricades. They were recruiting for the National Guard.
In relation to Russia, the President General used constantly changing tactics - from emphasized loyalty within the framework of economic relations (not without regular threats, however, to revise such a policy) to rather tough actions within the framework of political relations. His supporters stated that “formally, we have been at war with Russia since 1859, because no agreement was signed then.” Some experts considered his words, which he often repeated, to be programmatic: “In the event of Russia’s aggressive actions against the Chechen people, the entire Caucasus will stand on its hind legs.
On October 1, 1991, by decision of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR, the Chechen-Ingush Republic was divided into the Chechen and Ingush Republics (without defining borders). The decision served as a catalyst for national criminal processes and led to numerous armed clashes. With the tacit approval of Dudayev, terror began in the republic against the Russian population. With his first decree, Dudayev declared the independence of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI) from the Russian Federation, which was not recognized by either the Russian authorities or any foreign states. On November 7, Russian President Boris Yeltsin issued a decree introducing a state of emergency in Checheno-Ingushetia. In response to this, Dudayev introduced martial law in the territory under his control. The Supreme Council of Russia, where Yeltsin's opponents had the majority of seats, did not approve the presidential decree, in fact supporting the self-proclaimed republic. On March 3, 1992, Dudayev stated that Chechnya would sit down at the negotiating table with the Russian leadership only if Moscow recognized its independence, thus leading potential negotiations to a dead end. Nine days later, the CRI parliament adopted the constitution of the republic, declaring it an independent secular state.
On April 21, 1996, Russian special services detected a signal from Dudayev’s satellite phone; 2 Su-25 attack aircraft with homing missiles struck the target and eliminated Dudayev.
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Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich
Head of the Chechen Republic (since 2011)
President of the Chechen Republic (2007-2011)
Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic (2005-2007)
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06/21/2019 Kadyrov was awarded the Order of Friendship of the Peoples of Belarus
On June 21, 2019, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko awarded the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, with the Order of Friendship of Peoples, for his significant personal contribution to strengthening friendly relations and comprehensive cooperation with Belarus. Kadyrov arrived in Minsk to participate in the opening ceremony of the II European Sports Games. The award decree was signed back in 2018.
05/01/2019 Tactical shooting championship among law enforcement units in Chechnya 2019
04/30/2019 The largest horse trek took place in Chechnya
12/19/2018 The first power unit of the Grozny Thermal Power Plant was launched in Chechnya
10/16/2018 The Agreement on the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia came into force
10/05/2018 Grozny celebrates the 200th anniversary of the city
10/04/2018 The Parliament of Ingushetia approved an agreement on a new border
09/26/2018 The heads of Ingushetia and Chechnya agreed on the border between the regions
09/22/2018 The third Orthodox church was opened in Chechnya
08/20/2018 A series of attacks on police officers occurred in Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov was born on October 5, 1976 in the village of Tsentoroy, Chechen Republic. The boy was the second and youngest son in the family of Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich and Aimani Nesievna. The family also raised an older brother, Zelimkhan, and older sisters, Zargan and Zulay. The Kadyrovs belong to one of the largest Chechen families, the Benoi. In religious terms, they are confessors of the wird of Sheikh Kunta-Haji, who belongs to the Qadiri branch of Sufi Islam, to which all the highest clergy of Chechnya belong.
The future politician’s most important authority during his childhood was his father, Akhmat Kadyrov, whose praise was a great reward for Ramzan. In his youth, Ramzan studied at an ordinary rural school, and at the same time studied the military science of the mountaineers.
During the First Chechen War, together with his father, he was in the ranks of the Chechen separatists and fought against the Russian Armed Forces. Further, since 1996, he worked as an assistant and personal bodyguard of his father, at that time one of the leaders of the separatist and anti-Russian movement in Chechnya, who declared “jihad” on Russia.
In the fall of 1999, Ramzan, together with his father, who opposed the growing influence of Wahhabism, went over to the side of the federal authorities. During this period, the young man entered the Makhachkala Institute of Business and Law, Faculty of Law, from which he successfully graduated. After receiving a law degree, he was enrolled as a student at the Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.
Further, Ramzan Kadyrov began to actively engage in government activities. In 2000, he became a member of a special company under the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, ensuring the security of buildings of government agencies and senior management of the Chechen Republic. In 2002, he was appointed commander of one of the platoons of this special company, then headed the presidential security service.
During this period, Kadyrov's influence on the territory of Chechnya increased significantly, thanks to his active work and successful negotiations with fighters of illegal armed groups in Chechnya, who in most cases renounced their beliefs and joined the security service of the top leadership of the Chechen Republic. Together with his people, he personally fought the remnants of the separatist military formations. During this period, the young politician survived at least five assassination attempts.
In 2004, Kadyrov's father died during a terrorist attack while celebrating Victory Day. After this, the son of the ex-head of Chechnya was appointed to the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic. According to Russian law, Ramzan Kadyrov, who was 28 years old at that time, could not succeed his father and lead Chechnya, since the candidate for this position must be over thirty years old. In 2005, the young politician took the post of acting chairman of the government of the Chechen Republic.
In 2006, Ramzan Kadyrov’s education and his ability to overcome negative phenomena in Chechnya associated with the actions of illegal military formations allowed the future politician to become an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. In the same year, Ramzan Akhmatovich defended his dissertation at the Institute of Business and Law in Makhachkala and became a candidate of economic sciences. In addition, Kadyrov received several more honorary titles, became an honorary academician of the Scientific Academy of the Chechen Republic and an honorary professor of the Modern Humanitarian Academy.
On March 1, 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the candidacy of Ramzan Kadyrov for consideration by the Chechen Parliament. The next day, his candidacy was supported by 56 out of 58 deputies of both chambers of the Chechen parliament. On April 5, 2007, the inauguration ceremony of Ramzan Kadyrov as President of the Chechen Republic took place in Gudermes, where former Chechen Prime Minister Sergei Abramov, heads of several regions of the Southern Federal District, and President of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh were present.
From the first days, the presidency gave positive results in terms of stabilizing the tense situation in the republic, as a result of which terrorist attacks decreased and residents felt the long-awaited peace. In addition to resolving the military situation, the head of the republic was actively involved in restoring infrastructure and constructing a number of architectural objects. The main source of large-scale construction was subsidies from the Russian budget and resources from the public fund named after Hero of Russia Akhmat Kadyrov.
Also, the first period of Ramzan Akhmatovich’s reign is characterized by the Islamization of the republic. Kadyrov opened the Russian Islamic University and the Heart of Chechnya mosque in Grozny in support of Sufi Islam, which is the traditional religion in the republic.
In 2011, Ramzan Kadyrov was re-elected to the next presidential term in the Chechen parliament and continues to successfully lead the republic. According to Kadyrov himself, a key role in his political career is the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to whom he regularly expresses his personal loyalty.
On December 26, 2015, Ramzan Akhmatovich defended his dissertation at the Dagestan State University for the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences on the topic “Organization and management of the investment and construction sector and the restoration of the construction industry in a region with a destroyed economy.”
Five years later, on March 25, 2016, due to the expiration of his term of office, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Ramzan Kadyrov as acting head of the Chechen Republic. In the next elections on September 18, 2016, Kadyrov won, according to official data, with 97.56% of the votes with a turnout of 94.8%.
In addition to high achievements in economic sciences, Ramzan Kadyrov is a master of sports in boxing, and also holds the post of head of the Chechen Boxing Federation and heads the Ramzan football club of the same name, whose branches are located in all regions of the republic.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko June 21, 2019 awarded Ramzan Kadyrov the Order of Friendship of Peoples for his significant personal contribution to strengthening friendly relations and comprehensive cooperation with Belarus. Kadyrov arrived in Minsk to participate in the opening ceremony of the II European Sports Games.
Head of Chechnya August 31, 2019 met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ramzan Kadyrov informed the head of state about the socio-economic situation in the region and spoke about the opening of the largest mosque in Europe. Putin emphasized that Chechnya’s development is proceeding at a rapid pace thanks to the efforts of its people and leader. At the end of the negotiations, Kadyrov invited the president to visit the republic.
Family of Ramzan Kadyrov
Father - Kadyrov Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich, President of the Chechen Republic.
Mother - Ramzana Kadyrova Aimani Nesievna Kadyrova holds the post of head of the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation (Ramzan is one of the co-founders of the foundation), which conducts extensive charitable activities in the republic and at the same time, through companies in which the foundation is a co-founder, controls many large real estate properties in Chechnya.
Ramzan Kadyrov is married to fellow villager Medni Musaevna Aidamirova (born September 7, 1978), whom he met at school. Medni works as a fashion designer and in October 2009 founded the Firdaws fashion house in Grozny, which produces Muslim clothing. They have twelve children: four sons - Akhmat (born November 8, 2005, named after his grandfather), Zelimkhan (born December 14, 2006), Adam (born November 24, 2007) and Abdullah (born October 10, 2016); six daughters - Aishat (born December 31, 1998), Karina (born January 17, 2000), Hedi (born September 21, 2002), Tabarik (born July 13, 2004), Ashura (born December 12, 2012) and Eishat ( born January 13, 2015). Two adopted sons (orphans from an orphanage) were adopted by Kadyrov in 2007.
Twice Medal “For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order” (2002 and 2004).
Medal "For Merit in Conducting the All-Russian Population Census."
Certificate of honor from the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2009).
Awards of the Chechen Republic:
Order named after Akhmat Kadyrov (June 18, 2005) - for services to the restoration of state power and personal contribution to the defense of the fatherland. A statement from the press service of the President of the Chechen Republic noted that the reason for awarding the order was Kadyrov’s activities in “maintaining law, order and public safety in the Chechen Republic.”
Order "For the development of parliamentarism in the Chechen Republic" (September 2007)
Medal "Defender of the Chechen Republic" (2006) - for services in the formation of the Chechen Republic
Regional awards:
Order “For Fidelity to Duty” (Republic of Crimea, March 13, 2015) - for courage, patriotism, active social and political activity, personal contribution to strengthening the unity, development and prosperity of the Republic of Crimea and in connection with the Day of Reunification of Crimea with Russia
Medal “For the Defense of Crimea” (Republic of Crimea, June 7, 2014) - for offering a helping hand during the difficult spring days for the residents of Crimea in 2014
Foreign awards:
Medal “10 years of Astana” (Kazakhstan, 2008)
Medal “20 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, 2011
Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarus, August 16, 2018)
Public and departmental:
Order of Al-Fakhr, 1st degree (Council of Muftis of Russia, March 18, 2007). In his congratulatory speech, the Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia, Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, noted: “You have preserved the integrity of the people and Russia.” In turn, Kadyrov stated that he “will serve honestly and righteously for the benefit of the Chechen people and Russia.”
Medal “For participation in the counter-terrorist operation on the territory of the Chechen Republic” (February 2006)
Medal "For Service in the Caucasus" (February 2006)
Medal "For Merit in Ensuring Law and Order" (2017)
Medal “For Strengthening the Penitentiary System” (2007)
Medal "Valor and Courage" (2015)
Medal “For contribution to the development of the agro-industrial complex” (2011)
Gold Star - “Honor and Dignity” with the title “Honored Defender of Human Rights” (2007)
Diamond Order of the National Fund of the Russian Federation “Public Recognition” (2007)
Honorary Badge "Peace and Creation" (2007)
Honorary Medal “For Merit in the Protection of Children of Russia” No. 001 (September 30, 2014) - for personal contribution to the protection of children
Honorary Badge of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation “For Merit in the Organization of Elections” (2014)
Medal “For the Return of Crimea” (2014)
Medal “For Merit in Ensuring National Security” (Security Council of the Russian Federation, December 25, 2014) - for services in ensuring national security
Memorial sign “For effective and fruitful work in the fight against extremism and terrorism” (2016)
Others:
Memorial sign “For cultural achievements” (September 10, 2007). A memorial sign on behalf of the Minister of Culture of Russia Alexander Sokolov was presented by the head of the Department of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Yuri Shubin on the last day of the Tenth Regional Arts Festival “Peace to the Caucasus” in Grozny
Winner of the “Russian of the Year” award in the nomination “In the name of life on earth” for 2007 (February 28, 2008)
Awarded the titles “Honorary Citizen of the Chechen Republic”, “Honored Worker of Physical Culture”, “Person of the Year 2004” in the Chechen Republic, “Honored Builder of the Chechen Republic”, Honorary President of the Afghan Veterans Movement of the Southern Federal District, President of the Chechen League of KVN
Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (2006).
On March 5, 2008, the Chechen branch of the Russian Union of Journalists accepted Kadyrov as a member of the Union, but the next day the Union secretariat canceled this decision as contrary to the charter.
Owner of a maroon beret of special forces units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Honorary leader of the branch of the Night Wolves motorcycle club in the Chechen Republic.
Streets and parks named after Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov Street
Gudermes
Tsotsi-yurt
Znamenskoye
Bachi-Yurt
Tsentoroy
New Engenoy
Engel-Yurt
Alleroy
Enikali
Amman (Jordan)
Quarter of Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov
workers' settlement Markova
Other
Ramzan Kadyrov Lane (Znamenskoye)
Square dedicated to the 100 days of Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov's reign as President of the Chechen Republic (Grozny)
Being a supporter of Islamic traditions, he became known as the Kremlin's mediator in relations with the Muslim world, and managed to establish friendly relations with the heads of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, and other countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
The head of the republic, who calls himself “Putin’s foot soldier,” evokes mixed opinions in society. The positive aspects of his activities included his unconditional authority among the population and his enormous contribution to maintaining peaceful life and stability. Critics accuse him of condoning the creation of “secret prisons,” corruption, the kidnapping of those undesirable to his regime, and crimes against representatives of the media, the LGBT community, and human rights activists.
Childhood and family
The future extraordinary politician was born on October 5, 1976 in the North Caucasus, in the village of Tsentaroy (now Akhmat-Yurt), located 52 kilometers from Grozny, and became the fourth child of a young married couple. 
His father, Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, a native of Karaganda, is known as a prominent political and religious figure. He was a representative of the largest (up to 100 thousand people) taipa (clan) Benoi and was a haji murid, an adherent of the mystical movement in Islam, founded by the Chechen sheikh Kunta-Hadji Kishiev.
In 1971, 20-year-old Akhmat left Chechnya to earn money and worked on various construction sites in the country. Then, from 1980, he studied in Bukhara, and 2 years later - in Tashkent. All the difficulties of supporting a family, raising and raising small children then lay on the shoulders of his young wife Aimani Nesievna (nee Baysultanova).
She got married immediately after graduating from school in 1970. Soon, daughters of the same age, Zulay and Zargan, appeared in their family, and in 1974, son Zelimkhan. He died very early (according to the official version - from heart failure, according to the unofficial version - from a drug overdose). The tragedy happened when he was only 30 years old, on May 31, 2004, 22 days after his father was killed at the hands of separatists.
On Instagram, Ramzan Akhmatovich noted that his older sisters took care of him in every possible way as a child, protected him and carried him in their arms “like crystal.” The father was an indisputable authority for him and other children, instilled in them respect for the traditions of older generations, taught them hard work and courage.
The youngest son grew up a brawler; by his own admission, he always had “enough worries and troubles.” At an early age, the boy mastered horse riding, and as a schoolboy - the art of wielding bladed weapons and firearms. He was seriously interested in boxing, later becoming a master of sports and the head of the Republican Boxing Federation.
Education
Having received a certificate of secondary education in 1992, Ramzan joined the ranks of the troops fighting for the independence of the republic. He was awarded a law degree with honors later, in 2004, upon graduating from a university of business and law in the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala. 
After that, he was a student at RANEPA. In 2006 he became the holder of the academic degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences, the title of honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic and professor of several higher educational institutions.
Chechen War
In one of his interviews, Ramzan Kadyrov said that he picked up a machine gun at the age of 16. In those years, ethnic cleansing took place in Chechnya. However, according to the head of the Chechen Republic himself, he never uttered the words “I killed my first Russian at the age of 16,” which are often attributed to Kadyrov.According to the official version, during the fighting in Chechnya 1994-1996. the young man fought with his father against the military units of the federal government (the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Internal Affairs). “During the first campaign, I was with my people in arms. He was small then, stupid, but he was always next to his father,” he noted in an interview.
The Kadyrovs in archival footage from Chechnya (1996)
During this period, Kadyrov Sr. was elected mufti (highest cleric) of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI) and in the name of Allah at the congress in Shatoi he called on citizens to take military action, approving jihad (the fight against the enemies of Islam) against Russia. Since 1996, his son served as his bodyguard and active assistant.
Until 1999, along with Kadyrov Sr., he remained a supporter of the head of the ChRI, Dzhokhar Dudayev, and his successor, Aslan Maskhadov. But then Kadyrov Sr. realized that Ichkeria had been captured by bandit groups that had subjugated Maskhadov. The Wahhabis pushed Chechnya into new hostilities, and poverty and devastation reigned in the republic. The Kadyrovs refused to participate in a new war with Russia and, with the same zeal with which they fought for the recognition of Ichkeria, began to fight against the policy of isolation.
In 2000, after his father was appointed head of the Chechen administration, Ramzan became an inspector for special communications and equipment at the headquarters of a special police unit, designed to ensure the protection of the top leadership of the republic and the safety of state facilities. Two years later, he headed this structure, and in 2003, with the election of his father as president of the Chechen Republic, he became the head of the service that performed the functions of protecting the first person of the republic.
Although active hostilities in the republic ceased back in 2000 and Chechnya was formally liberated from militants, individual groups continued to attack representatives of the special services, civilians and the leadership of the republic.
Great interview with Ramzan Kadyrov
In those years, Ramzan Kadyrov survived at least five attempts on his life. In particular, in 2000, while driving along a highway near Grozny, he was shell-shocked due to an explosive device going off next to his jeep. A year later, they tried to blow up his jeep again with a bomb planted in a drainage under the highway near Gudermes. And in 2002, his car was fired upon, wounding one of the accompanying people.
But Ramzan continued to carry out dangerous operations to destroy gangs, negotiate with the separatists, trying to ensure their transition to the side of the pro-Kremlin administration and the peaceful transfer of populated areas under the control of federal forces.
He recruited militants who had laid down their arms and received amnesty to serve in his unit. These fighters, known as “Kadyrovtsy,” were feared by civilians much more than federal security forces, according to human rights activists. In 2003, he managed to ensure the voluntary surrender of 86 separatists, including 40 personal guards of the President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Maskhadov.
At the beginning of 2004, Kadyrov Jr. took the post of assistant to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic and a member of the State Council of the republic. On May 9, there was another attempt on the life of Akhmat Kadyrov, and this time the attackers achieved their goal. Terrorists planted an explosive device at the Dynamo stadium, where a concert was being held that day to mark the anniversary of the Victory. Due to injuries received during the explosion, the head of Chechnya died in an ambulance.
Akhmat did not trust the FSB, so the event was guarded by his personal subordinates. Unfortunately, on that fateful day, Ramzan Kadyrov, who headed his father’s security, was not around. As a number of Caucasian media reported in those days, he was in a Moscow hospital due to a bullet wound in the leg received during a shootout with Sulim Yamadayev.
Therefore, just three hours after the terrorist attack, Ramzan, straight from the hospital ward, in an unpresentable blue tracksuit, stood under the gun of video cameras next to Vladimir Putin, who was reporting the sad news to the Russian people. Under such tragic circumstances, the first meeting between the president and the future head of the Chechen Republic took place.
First meeting between Putin and Kadyrov
Career after the death of Akhmat Kadyrov
On the second day after the death of Akhmat Kadyrov, Ramzan Akhmatovich was appointed deputy prime minister of the republican government. He could not become the successor of the deceased president, since he had not reached the age of 30, required, according to the law, for a candidate for such a high position.Soon, the 28-year-old politician received another appointment and became an adviser to the Russian Presidential Envoy for the Southern Federal District. He oversaw, among other things, coordination of joint operations with the district security forces.
At the same time, he headed the Ramzan sports club, became president of FC Terek and the Chechen KVN League, as well as chairman of the public Foundation named after A. Kadyrov. Later, by order of the head of the Russian government, Mikhail Fradkov, Ramzan’s broad range of powers was supplemented by the leadership of a commission for the payment of compensation to residents who lost property due to the war. In December of the same year, Vladimir Putin awarded him the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
In November 2005, Ramzan Akhmatovich headed the republican government. In January of the following year, he was appointed head of the commission on narcotic drugs, which was engaged in combating the criminal activities of drug traffickers. A month later, he was elected secretary of the regional branch of United Russia, and in March, at the proposal of the leader of the Chechen Republic Ali Alkhanov, he took over the post of prime minister. After his appointment, work intensified to restore destroyed cities and create new infrastructure.
As the politician’s 30th birthday approached (a necessary condition for holding the post of president), serious disagreements began to arise between him and the first person of the Chechen Republic. The commanders of federal forces took the side of the current leader. Kadyrov’s fighters, who were personally loyal to him, spoke for Ramzan. In addition, he managed to concentrate unlimited powers in his hands, and the government and parliament consisted almost entirely of his supporters.
Head of the Chechen Republic
At the beginning of 2007, Putin signed a decree appointing Ramzan Akhmatovich as acting president of Chechnya in connection with Alkhanov’s request for early resignation. Parliament almost unanimously (56 votes out of 58) approved Kadyrov’s candidacy 
After the inauguration, the new head of the republic began to solve the most pressing problems. He formed his team from loyal people - relatives, fellow villagers and former separatists, like himself, who went over to the side of Russia. Over the course of a year, he managed to significantly reduce the number of terrorist attacks (by almost 73 percent), reduce the number of kidnapping cases by 5 times (from 187 to 35) and generally stabilize the situation in the region.
However, along with positive projects (large-scale construction, revival of a complex of service structures, economic restoration), the leader of the Chechen Republic has more than once introduced controversial practices. For example, the so-called collective punishment, when the houses of innocent relatives of militants were burned.
How Grozny changed under the Kadyrovs
In addition, human rights activists have repeatedly accused fighters close to the president of human rights violations, intimidation, illegal detention, beatings, torture and murder of citizens. According to them, as of 2008, 15 cases of such repression resulted in the death of the victims.
Among the controversial initiatives of the head of the Chechen Republic was also the receipt of additional funds for construction programs (financed mainly from the budget of the Russian Federation) through forced deductions from the salaries of public sector workers to the fund named after. A. Kadyrov.
Being a deeply religious person, the young Chechen leader strongly supported the strengthening of Islam in the republic. He spoke in support of Sharia injunctions and norms. Under him, schools of hafiz (Muslims who memorize the Koran by heart), an Islamic medicine clinic, the Heart of Chechnya mosque, and the Russian Islamic University were opened in Grozny. Kunta-Haji.
The leader of the Czech Republic became the owner of many honorary titles and awards. Among them are the Badge of Honor “Peace and Creation”, the Golden Star “Honor and Dignity” with the title “Honored Defender of Human Rights”, the Diamond Order of the National Fund of the Russian Federation “Public Recognition”.
In 2009, the 33-year-old president received the rank of police major general. In 2010, he sent a proposal to parliament to change the name of the first person of the Chechen Republic, subsequently calling him the head or leader of the republic. That same year, he said in an interview with Newsweek (USA) that he would like Putin to remain president indefinitely.
In 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Ramzan Kadyrov as head of the Chechen Republic, this time the term of office was not four years, but five years. In 2012, the government brought back direct elections, with regional parliaments given the right to choose whether the new head of a constituent entity will be elected by universal suffrage, or whether the regional parliament will elect him. The Chechen authorities have decided to return popular elections.
During the same period, the Chechen leader expressed his attitude towards beards, saying that he did not intend to fight their growth. Many Chechens wear a beard along with the pyas headdress to emphasize their religious affiliation.
A year later, Ramzan raised the issue of establishing an administrative border with Ingushetia, believing that the Sunzhensky district and some parts of the Malgobeksky district belonged to Chechnya. The cession of oil-bearing lands, enshrined in the border agreement signed later, caused a number of protests: in Nazran, St. Petersburg, and Magas.
In 2013, the leader of the Chechen Republic awarded the status of an honorary citizen of the republic to the French actor Gerard Depardieu, who had previously received Russian citizenship, and presented him with a five-room apartment in Grozny.
At the same time, there was another peak of tension between Kadyrov and another prominent politician, Vladimir Zhirinovsky. The leader of the LDPR, known for scandalous statements, this time proposed to fence Chechnya with barbed wire in order to stop the influx of migrants, and at the same time limit the birth rate in the republic by introducing a fine for the birth of a third child. Kadyrov called these recommendations “fascist” and their author “pathetic and insignificant.”
Zhirinovsky disgraced himself with his statements about Chechnya
In 2014, the head of the republic became a member of the State Council under the President of the Russian Federation. Against the backdrop of the conflict that began in eastern Ukraine, he acknowledged the participation of detachments of Chechen fighters in the ranks of those who fought against the armed forces of Ukraine, but emphasized that there were no regular units there. However, for supporting the actions of the separatists, he was subsequently included in the sanctions lists of the EU, USA, Switzerland and Canada.
The possible participation of “Kadyrov’s men” in hostilities in Ukraine was reported in the report “Putin. War,” for which opposition politician Boris Nemtsov began collecting information, but did not have time to finish it. In February 2015, Nemtsov was shot dead. Ruslan Mukhudinov was named as the customer and organizer of the murder, and the perpetrator Zaur Dadaev received 20 years in prison. There is an opinion in opposition circles that Kadyrov ordered the murder. The head of Chechnya himself called the murder of Nemtsov a terrible crime.
In the same year, the head of the Chechen Republic came up with the idea of creating a short film about ancient Chechen traditions, “The Magic Comb,” and starred in the central role. Moreover, he flatly refused to use doubles, he fought with swords, rode a horse, and shot with a bow. His hero, according to legend, won all the competitions, received the “comb of happiness” and presented it to his beloved.
Filming of the film "The Magic Comb"
In March 2015, sociologists from Levada Center published survey data on attitudes towards the Chechen leader. It turned out that the majority of Russians (55 percent) trust him.
In the same year, the head of the republic initiated a large-scale rally in the capital against caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. With this event, he responded to the calls of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the majority (2/3 according to the survey) of Echo of Moscow listeners to publish cartoons of the Messenger of Allah in all publications (after the attack by Islamic militants on the editorial office of the French weekly Charlie Hebdo and the murder of 12 employees).
In early 2016, the Chechen leader called on citizens to treat opposition figures as “traitors and traitors to Russia.” In support of this initiative, the Union of Trade Unions of the Chechen Republic organized a rally “Our strength is in unity.” About 1 million people took part in the action with posters and slogans containing recommended appeals (examples of which were distributed on the Internet).
A week later, Kadyrov published a video on his Instagram in which Mikhail Kasyanov and Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who were in political opposition to the leadership of the Russian Federation, found themselves under the gun of a sniper rifle - the reticle of an optical weapon (in the form of a cross) was aimed at them. The caption under the publication read “Those who don’t understand will understand.” Subsequently, this photo took second place in the ranking of political memes according to the Medialogia company (first place was taken by Dmitry Medvedev’s phrase, said during a visit to Crimea - “there is no money, but you hang in there”).
The opposition perceived this post as a threat falling under Article 277 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Encroachment on the life of a civil servant”). And recent statements and a rally make it possible to apply Article 282 (“Inciting hatred or enmity...”) and Article 280 (“Public calls for extremist activity”). But the FSB refused to initiate a criminal case against them. The head of Chechnya called the reaction of his opponents “incessant barking.”
In March of the same year, Kadyrov’s term of office expired, and Putin appointed him acting head of the Chechen Republic. In the September elections, Ramzan Akhmatovich again won a landslide victory, gaining almost 98% of the vote.
To strengthen his power, he began to nominate only his closest relatives to key positions. In particular, one of his nephews (Yakub Zakriev) at the age of 26 took the chair of the first deputy prime minister of the Chechen Republic, a year later the second nephew (28-year-old Idris Cherkhigov) became the head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Grozny, Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, and the head of the Drug Control Department, Gairbek Delimkhanov, had close family ties with the leader of the Chechen Republic. The post of deputy head of the Kurchaloevsky district administration was taken by 21-year-old Khamzat, the son of his late brother Zelimkhan.In 2016, Ramzan Akhmatovich presented a series of short films from the series “Who does not understand, will understand,” which he personally worked on. One of them, “The Legend of Chaborz,” told the story of a gladiator who arrived in the Caucasus from Rome. The roles were performed by athletes of the Akhmat fight club and artists of the dance group. The premiere screening of the film took place in October before the start of the Grand Prix Akhmat mixed martial arts competition.
The tournament itself, organized on the eve of the inauguration of the head of the region and his birthday, ended in a serious scandal. The fact is that during the event, children's fights, called demonstration ones, were held with the participation of Ramzan Kadyrov's sons, ten, nine and eight years old. All the boys won. One of the fights ended with the child being knocked out; in the other two there were blows to the head and face. These beatings were broadcast on Match.TV throughout the country.
The head of the MMA Union, Fedor Emelianenko, was outraged by what happened. He stated that the battles were not actually demonstrations, but real ones. The violation was the admission of participants under 12 years of age to the fights, the lack of protective helmets, pads and other special equipment. Criticism of the four-time world champion provoked harsh statements against him from representatives of the Chechen elite, including the cousin of the Chechen writer, State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov.
A year later, Kadyrov distinguished himself with a controversial interview on the US sports channel HBO. At first, the politician called “shaitans” and cursed Chechen homosexuals who told how they were tortured in their homeland, and also offered to take them out of the territory of the republic. He then described what would happen if someone dared to attack the Russian Federation. The unceremonious phrase from this description (“we will turn the whole world upside down - we’ll put it in cancer”) was quoted by many publications.
Kadyrov: “We’ll turn the whole world upside down, turn it into cancer”
In the same year, a new survey by Levada Center showed an increase in respect and sympathy for the head of the Chechen Republic among Russian citizens. The first of these indicators increased over the year by five percent (from 10 to 15), the second by three (from 7 to 10).
Personal life of Ramzan Kadyrov
The politician is married to Medni Musaevna (before Aidamirova’s marriage). They grew up in the same village and were engaged while still schoolchildren. The young people got married when she was 17 and he was 19 years old. 
The couple is raising 12 children: 6 daughters and 6 sons, two of whom were adopted by them in 2007. At Ramzan’s request, his mother Aimani Nesievna, who holds the position of head of the foundation. A. Kadyrova also adopted two teenagers. He could not do it himself due to the insufficient age difference (the boys were then 16 and 15 years old, and he was 30).
The First Lady of Chechnya founded the Firdaws fashion house in 2009, where collections of modern Muslim clothing are created. She is a fashion designer and develops styles that comply with Islamic traditions and religious requirements.
In 2016, the Fashion House was headed by the Kadyrovs’ eldest daughter Aishat. She had already married the son of her deceased classmate and friend Ramzan and gave her parents grandchildren.
Ramzan is a devout Muslim. He is interested in cars and dog fighting. The politician is friends with many Russian stars, including Tina Kandelaki and Timati.
Ramzan Kadyrov now
In July, the head of the republic published information about his income for 2018. Their total amount was about 7.6 million rubles, 700 thousand more than a year earlier.He was included in the Book of Records of the Russian Federation as the head of the region who organized the establishment of the largest number of record achievements in a year and was present when they were accomplished. For example, in the Chechen Republic the largest equestrian procession in national costumes was recorded, in which more than 1.2 thousand riders took part. This procession was led by Ramzan Akhmatovich himself.
According to the publication Novaya Gazeta, in the summer of 2019, mass detentions of high-ranking officials and their relatives began in the republic. They are allegedly sent to the basements of “secret prisons”, where they are forced to confess to their disloyalty to the head of the Chechen Republic, they are extorted for information about their illegal businesses, their property acquired through criminal means is taken away, and they are forced to make huge donations to the fund. A. Kadyrov.
Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov(Chech. Kadirin Akhmadan voI Ramzan) - head of the Chechen Republic (since 2007), member of the bureau of the supreme council of the United Russia party, Hero of the Russian Federation (2004). Son of the first president of the Chechen Republic, Akhmat Kadyrov.
Kadyrov family
Ramzan's father - Akhmat-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Chech. Kadirin Ӏabdulkhamidan voI Akhmad-Khaj, August 23, 1951, Karaganda - May 9, 2004, Grozny) is a Chechen religious and statesman, the first president of the Chechen Republic. Previously, for several years he served as mufti of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Ramzan's mother - Aimani Nesievna Kadyrova (born on August 4, 1953 in the village of Kurgamys, Shcherbaktinsky district, Pavlodar region) - is now the president of the Regional Public Fund named after. Hero of Russia Akhmat Kadyrov. The Kadyrovs belong to one of the largest Chechen teips, Benoy. The Kadyrovs profess the Qadiri branch of Sufi Islam, like all the highest clergy of Chechnya since 1992.
Ramzan Kadyrov with his father Akhmat-Khadzhi (photo on the left) and mother Aimani (photo on the right) (Photo: TASS)
Kadyrov's older sisters are Zargan (1971) and Zulay (1972). The elder brother Zelimkhan Kadyrov (1974 -2004) died after being in a serious accident.
Childhood and education of Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov is the youngest child in the family. He studied at secondary school No. 1 in Tsentoroi. At school, Ramzan practiced boxing. He took part in sports competitions and received the title of Master of Sports.
Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich graduated from high school in 1992. In 2004, Ramzan Kadyrov graduated with honors from the Makhachkala Institute of Business and Law with a degree in jurisprudence, then became a student of the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. On June 24, 2006, he became a candidate of economic sciences, having defended his dissertation “Optimal management of contractual relations between the main participants in construction production” at the Dagestan State Technical University under the guidance of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor V.B. Melekhin.
In 2006, Ramzan Kadyrov was elected honorary academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic, and he also became an honorary professor at a number of universities.
War
Since 1996, Ramzan became his father's assistant. During the First Chechen War, Ramzan Kadyrov and his father were among the Chechen separatists. “I was with my people in arms. He was small then, stupid, but was always next to his father,” Kadyrov himself said in an interview with TASS.
After the First Chechen War, since 1996, Kadyrov was the assistant and personal bodyguard of his father, who at that time was one of the leaders of the anti-Russian movement that declared “jihad” on Russia.
Civil service of Ramzan Kadyrov
After Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov defected to the side of the federal authorities, Ramzan Kadyrov from 2000 to 2002 worked as an inspector of communications and special equipment at the headquarters of a separate police company at the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In 2003, Ramzan Kadyrov, when his father became president of Chechnya, was appointed head of the presidential security service.
The head of the Security Service of the President of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, holds in his hands a homemade sniper rifle with an aiming range of up to 2.5 km, found among other weapons in the forest near the village of Mesker-Yurt, Shalinsky district, 2003 (Photo: Andrey Yugov/TASS)
Ramzan conducted serious special operations, negotiated with members of illegal armed groups (IAF), convincing them to go over to the side of the federal government. He also held the position of Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs of Chechnya (since 2003), and was a member of the State Council of the Chechen Republic from the Gudermes region.
Ramzan Kadyrov after the death of his father
On May 9, 2004, a concert dedicated to Victory Day was held at the Dynamo stadium in Grozny. And suddenly an explosion occurred in the central stand, where the guests of honor were sitting. According to official data, seven people were killed, among them the Chairman of the State Council of the Chechen Republic, Khusein Isaev. The seriously wounded President Kadyrov died without regaining consciousness, before reaching the hospital.
The day after the tragic news, Ramzan Kadyrov was appointed first deputy chairman of the government of the Chechen Republic. In Chechnya they wanted Ramzan Kadyrov to take his father’s place. But according to Russian law, a person who has reached the age of 30 can become president. Kadyrov was 28 at that time. The State Council and the government of Chechnya turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to change the legislation. However, Putin did not do this.
Head of the Public Council for Control over the Restoration of Chechnya Alu Alkhanov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Government Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin (from left to right) during a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence, Sochi, 2004 (Photo: Vladimir Rodionov/TASS)
Ramzan Kadyrov, Prime Minister and President
On November 18, 2005, Chechen President Alu Alkhanov appointed Ramzan Kadyrov as acting prime minister of the republic, since his predecessor, Sergei Abramov, had been in a car accident.
Former Prime Minister of the Chechen government Sergei Abramov with his wife Alla and the head of the government of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov (from right to left) during the celebrations dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the city of Gudermes, 2006 (Photo: Sergei Uzakov/TASS)
Kadyrov took up the fight against drug trafficking. Since January 2006, he became chairman of the government commission to suppress drug trafficking in the Chechen Republic.
The young Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov paid great attention to construction in Grozny and other cities. The airport was restored, Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue was opened.
The head of the government of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov in front of the building of the restored Grozny airport, 2006 (photo on the left). Ramzan Kadyrov (left) and acting Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation German Gref (right) after a meeting of the government working group on restoring the republic’s economy with the government of Chechnya, 2004 (Photo: TASS)
On February 15, 2007, Alkhanov resigned. Vladimir Putin appointed Ramzan Kadyrov as interim president of Chechnya. Two weeks later, the Russian President proposed Kadyrov’s candidacy for the post of head of the republic to the Chechen parliament. On March 2, Ramzan Kadyrov’s candidacy was supported by 56 out of 58 deputies of both chambers of the Chechen parliament, and on April 5, the inauguration ceremony of Ramzan Kadyrov as President of the Chechen Republic took place in Gudermes.
Under the rule of Kadyrov Ramzan, the situation in the republic stabilized. Large-scale construction continues there. Ramzan opened the “Heart of Chechnya” mosque, the Russian Islamic University, hafiz schools, and an Islamic medicine clinic. At the same time, Ramzan Kadyrov actively opposes Islamic radicalism.
Grozny 15 years later: before and after. Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue and the “Heart of Chechnya” mosque named after Akhmat Kadyrov, 2015 (Photo: Valery Matytsin/TASS)
In October 2007, he headed the regional list of United Russia in the Chechen Republic in the elections to the State Duma of the fifth convocation. In the 2011 Duma elections, Kadyrov was again at the head of the list of the party in power. On April 5, 2011, Ramzan Kadyrov officially took office as head of the Chechen Republic for a second term. On March 25, 2016, Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov was appointed acting Head of the Chechen Republic “due to the expiration of his term of office.”
The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov (center) taking the oath at the inauguration ceremony in Grozny, 2011 (Photo: Sergey Uzakov/TASS)
Assassination attempts on Ramzan Kadyrov
The news has repeatedly reported that Ramzan Kadyrov, like his father, was repeatedly assassinated. In April 2008, a clash occurred between the guards of the Chechen president's motorcade and soldiers of the Vostok battalion. Ramzan personally took part in extinguishing the conflict.
On November 23, 2009, an assassination attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov was prevented when a suicide bomber was sent to him.
Relations with Ukraine
Ramzan Kadyrov was on the side of Russian policy regarding the annexation of Crimea and the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. According to Kadyrov, through the Chechen diaspora in Ukraine, he negotiated the release of Life News journalists Marat Zaichenko and Oleg Sidyakin, detained by Ukrainian security forces, which ended with the return of the journalists to Russia.
On December 6, 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings against Kadyrov “on the fact of terrorist threats against the people’s deputies of Ukraine” Yuriy Bereza, Andrey Levus and Igor Mosiychuk after Kadyrov gave instructions to take them to Chechnya (previously the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation filed against three deputies are facing a criminal case after their approving statements about the militant attack on Grozny on December 4, 2014).
At the same time, Kadyrov said that he intended to ask Putin to let him go to eastern Ukraine in order to help the militia in Donbass “catch and destroy shaitans without honor and conscience.”
In September 2015, Ramzan Kadyrov was included in the Ukrainian sanctions list.