Akhmad Kadyrov
Akhmad Kadyrov
Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov, also spelled Akhmat, was the 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, acting as head of administration since July 2000...
NationalityChechen
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth5 May 1909
Akhmad Kadyrov quotes about
strong law police
We need a strong police force - the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Chechnya. We have to get rid of the traitors who have managed to penetrate into the law-enforcement department.
family religious age
I grew up in a very religious family. I could read the Qu'ran easily at the age of five.
rehabilitation said nations
I always said that Wahhabism is unacceptable for the Chechen nation.
country criminals world
Criminals were coming to Chechnya from all over the world - they did not have a place in their own countries. But they could live perfectly well in Chechnya.
military troops chechnya
Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996.
views years organization
One has to work for years and decades, to conduct negotiations, to stand for positions and points of view, to jointly develop a civilized view on the administrative and state organization of Chechnya.
assassination
The attempted assassinations against me were not accidental.
people political determined
The people have already determined Chechnya's status at the referendum - it is a unit of the Russian Federation. Its political status is not to be discussed any more.
strong enemy resistance
There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance.
children islam generations
One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam.
peaceful election states
I have to say that elections, even in the most peaceful region, always make the hardest time for regional state institutions, including security structures.