Head of the Chechen Republic

President of the Chechen Republic
Incumbent Ramzan Kadyrov since 15 February 2007
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Akhmad Kadyrov
Formation	5 October 2003

The President of the Chechen Republic, known commonly as the President of Chechnya, is the highest office within the 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.

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 President. The presidential term is four years; one person cannot remain President for more than two terms in succession. The President 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 of the Chechen Republic

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	Akhmad Kadyrov	5 October 2003	9 May 2004 (murdered)	(None)
	Sergey Abramov (acting)	9 May 2004	30 August 2004	(None)
2	Alu Alkhanov	30 August 2004	15 February 2007 (rejected)	(None)
3	Ramzan Kadyrov	15 February 2007	Incumbent	United Russia

See also

• President of Ichkeria - list of presidents of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a movement with de-facto control of the region in 1991–1999.