Head of the Chechen Republic

Head of the Chechen Republic
Мехкада Нохчийн Республика (Chechen) Глава Чеченской Республики (Russian)
File:Standard of the President of the Chechen Republic.svg Standard of the head of the Chechen Republic
File:Рамзан Кадыров (13-03-2023).jpg Incumbent Ramzan Kadyrov since 15 February 2007
Executive Department of Chechen Republic
Style	His Excellency (formal) Sir (informal)
Type	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Residence of the Head of Chechnya Grozny, Chechnya
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years; renewable optional
Constituting instrument	the Constitution
Precursor	President of Ichkeria
Formation	5 October 2003
First holder	Akhmad Kadyrov
Salary	80,000 $
Website	chechnya.gov.ru

The head of the Chechen Republic or head of Chechnya (Chechen: Мехкада Нохчийн Республика, romanized: Mehkada Nohçiyn Respublika; Russian: Глава Чеченской Республики, romanized: Glava Chechenskoy Respubliki ; formerly president of the Chechen Republic or president of Chechnya until 5 March 2011) is the highest office within the political system of the Chechen Republic, as head of state and head of government of Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the region and after a constitutional referendum approved the current Constitution of the Chechen Republic.

Eligibility

According to the article 66 of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic, a citizen of Russia, no younger than thirty years old, may be elected Head. The term is for five years, with no limits on serving multiple terms (prior to the 2007 constitutional referendum the Head was elected for four years, with a two term limit). The Head is not allowed to be at the same time a deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, or deputy of a representative body of local self-government.

Presidents and heads of the Chechen Republic

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	File:Akhmad Kadyrov crop.png	Akhmad Kadyrov (1951–2004)	19 October 2003	9 May 2004 (Assassinated)	203 days		Independent	2003
—	File:Sergey Abramov (cropped).jpg	Sergey Abramov (born 1972) acting	9 May 2004	5 October 2004	149 days			–
2	File:Alu Alkhanov.jpg	Alu Alkhanov (born 1957)	5 October 2004	15 February 2007	2 years, 133 days			2004
3	File:Рамзан Кадыров (13-03-2023).jpg	Ramzan Kadyrov (born 1976)	15 February 2007	Incumbent	19 years, 99 days		United Russia	2016 2021

Latest election

Main article: 2021 Chechen general election

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See also

• List of leaders of Communist Chechnya

Sources

• [1] World Statesmen.org