The vivid and controversial personality of Ramzan Kadyrov attracts public attention. Some consider him a dictator, others - the restorer of the destroyed Chechnya and the peacemaker. Who is he really? What is known about his career in politics and his personal life?
Ramzan Kadyrov: facts from a biography
Ramzan Kadyrov is a Russian statesman who has led Chechnya for many years. He was born on October 5, 1976 in one of the villages of Chechen-Ingushetia. He was the youngest son of Akhmat Kadyrov, who later became a prominent politician in Chechnya. From an early age, Ramzan absorbed the traditions of the family, fidelity to the family, deep respect for elders, courage, courage and courage.
The main authority for the boy was his father. The praise of Akhmad Kadyrov was the highest award for Ramzan. He tried to earn a kind word with his hard work and actions.
Ramzan studied at a rural school, at the same time mastered the military traditions of the highlanders. From a young age, the future Head of Chechnya was able to ride, perfectly mastered knives and firearms.
Ramzan graduated from the school in 1992. But he did not immediately go on to study further. At that time, he considered it necessary to take up arms and together with his father to defend the independence of his native land. From this moment, Kadyrov’s life acquired a military orientation. Only in 1998, when the next Chechen war ended, Ramzan Kadyrov became a student at the Makhachkala Institute of Business and Law. In 2004, he successfully graduated from the faculty of jurisprudence of this university.
Having received a law degree, Ramzan became a student of the prestigious Academy of Public Administration under the President of Russia. The resulting education helped the young politician resolve issues related to the elimination of illegal armed groups in Chechnya.
Ramzan successfully defended his thesis, became a candidate of economic sciences. In 2006, Kadyrov became an honorary professor at the Modern Humanitarian Academy.
Achievements of Ramzan Kadyrov apply not only to science. He is a master of sports in boxing. Kadyrov is the head of the Boxing Federation of the Chechen Republic. The politician also leads the Ramzan football club. The club has branches in all regions of Chechnya.
Public service
Since 1999, Akhmat Kadyrov himself and his son Ramzan broke with the separatist movement and switched to the side of the federal troops. Young Ramzan began to actively engage in state affairs. In 2000, he went to serve in a special company at the local police department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Two years later, he became the head of a platoon in this company, and a little later headed the security service. Kadyrov’s influence in Chechnya grew. He was active in eliminating illegal armed groups in the republic. Negotiations with terrorists were very often successful: the separatists abandoned their radical beliefs and massively transferred to the federal troops.
After the tragic death of his father in 2004, Ramzan became Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya. Russian law did not allow 28-year-old Ramzan to head the republic. Ramzan became the leader of Chechnya in 2007.
As head of the republic, Kadyrov did much to stabilize the difficult situation in Chechnya. Residents of the region felt the long-awaited peace. Kadyrov actively and actively participated in the reconstruction of the infrastructure of his native land. The source of the large-scale restoration of Chechnya was regular subsidies from the budget of the Russian Federation and resources of the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund.
During the reign of Ramzan Kadyrov, much was done to Islamize the republic. The head of Chechnya constantly demonstrates his deep commitment to the traditional religion of his ancestors. On his initiative, an Islamic university was opened in Grozny, as well as a mosque called the Heart of Chechnya.
As Kadyrov himself has repeatedly noted, his key role in the political life of Chechnya is determined by the support of Russian President V. Putin. Ramzan has repeatedly expressed his selfless devotion to the head of the Russian state, calling himself "Putin's foot soldier."
