Since the 1991 Chechen Revolution, Chechnya has had several leaders, representing both pro- and anti-Russian forces. This article lists the heads of state and government of both the nationalist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian-backed Chechen Republic, as well as the leaders of the jihadist Caucasus Emirate.
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Vice President | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dzhokhar Dudayev
(1944–1996) |
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1993–1996) |
All-National Congress of the Chechen People [1] | |||
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
(1952–2004) |
21 April 1996 – 12 February 1997
(297 days) |
Said-Khasanom Abumuslimov | Dzhokhar's Path [b] | ||
Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005) |
12 February 1997 – 8 March 2005†
(8 years, 24 days) |
|
National Independence Party [4] | ||
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
(1966–2006) |
8 March 2005 – 17 June 2006†
(1 year, 101 days) |
Dokka Umarov | Independent | ||
Dokka Umarov
(1964–2013) |
17 June 2006 – 31 October 2007
(1 year, 136 days) |
|
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dzhokhar Dudayev
(1944–1996) |
† | All-National Congress of the Chechen People | ||
Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005) |
16 October 1996 – 12 January 1998[5]
(1 year, 88 days) |
National Independence Party | ||
Shamil Basayev
(1965–2006) |
12 January – 3 July 1998[5]
(172 days) |
Military [5]/ Marşanan Toba [6] | ||
Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005) |
3 July 1998 – 8 March 2005[5]
†
(6 years, 248 days) |
National Independence Party | ||
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
(1966–2006) |
23 August 2005 – 17 June 2006[5]
†
(298 days) |
Independent | ||
Shamil Basayev
(1965–2006) |
Military/Marşanan Toba | |||
Dokka Umarov
(1964–2013) |
10 July 2006 – 31 October 2007[5]
(1 year, 113 days) |
Independent | ||
Akhmed Zakayev
(born 1959) |
23 November 2007 – present
(16 years, 220 days) |
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 December 1993 – 1 November 1995[7]
(1 year, 320 days) |
Marşo [8] | |||
Doku Zavgayev
(born 1940) |
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Alavdinov
(born 1940) [11] |
5 July – 25 October 1994[10]
(112 days) |
Independent | ||
25 October 1994 – 24 October 1995[10]
(364 days) |
Daymoxk [12] | |||
Doku Zavgayev
[f]
(born 1940) |
Independent | |||
Sanaki Arbiyev
|
Independent | |||
Nikolai Koshman
(born 1944) |
13 April – 7 November 1996[10]
(208 days) |
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 September 1999 – 12 June 2000[5]
(256 days) |
Independent | |||
Independent | ||||
Sergey Abramov
(born 1972) |
9 May – 5 October 2004[15]
(149 days) |
Independent | ||
Alu Alkhanov
(born 1972) |
5 October 2004 – 15 February 2007[16]
(2 years, 133 days) |
Independent | ||
Ramzan Kadyrov
(born 1976) |
United Russia |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stanislav Ilyasov
(born 1953) [18] |
Independent | |||
Mikhail Babich
(born 1969) |
13 November 2002 – 10 February 2003[20]
(89 days) |
Independent | ||
Anatoly Popov
(born 1960) |
10 February 2003 – 16 March 2004[21]
(1 year, 35 days) |
Independent | ||
Sergey Abramov
(born 1972) |
Independent | |||
Ramzan Kadyrov
(born 1976) |
17 November 2005 – 10 April 2007[j]
(1 year, 143 days) |
United Russia | ||
Odes Baysultanov
(born 1965) |
United Russia | |||
Ruslan Edelgeriev
(born 1974) |
17 May 2012 – 25 June 2018[26]
(6 years, 39 days) |
United Russia | ||
Muslim Khuchiev
(born 1971) |
United Russia |
Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
---|---|
Dokka Umarov
(1964–2013) |
31 October 2007 – 7 September 2013[28]
†
(5 years, 311 days) |
Aliaskhab Kebekov
(1972–2015) |
18 March 2014 – 19 April 2015[29]
†
(1 year, 32 days) |
Magomed Suleimanov
(1976–2015) |
† |
Since the 1991 Chechen Revolution, Chechnya has had several leaders, representing both pro- and anti-Russian forces. This article lists the heads of state and government of both the nationalist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian-backed Chechen Republic, as well as the leaders of the jihadist Caucasus Emirate.
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Vice President | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dzhokhar Dudayev
(1944–1996) |
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1993–1996) |
All-National Congress of the Chechen People [1] | |||
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
(1952–2004) |
21 April 1996 – 12 February 1997
(297 days) |
Said-Khasanom Abumuslimov | Dzhokhar's Path [b] | ||
Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005) |
12 February 1997 – 8 March 2005†
(8 years, 24 days) |
|
National Independence Party [4] | ||
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
(1966–2006) |
8 March 2005 – 17 June 2006†
(1 year, 101 days) |
Dokka Umarov | Independent | ||
Dokka Umarov
(1964–2013) |
17 June 2006 – 31 October 2007
(1 year, 136 days) |
|
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dzhokhar Dudayev
(1944–1996) |
† | All-National Congress of the Chechen People | ||
Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005) |
16 October 1996 – 12 January 1998[5]
(1 year, 88 days) |
National Independence Party | ||
Shamil Basayev
(1965–2006) |
12 January – 3 July 1998[5]
(172 days) |
Military [5]/ Marşanan Toba [6] | ||
Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005) |
3 July 1998 – 8 March 2005[5]
†
(6 years, 248 days) |
National Independence Party | ||
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
(1966–2006) |
23 August 2005 – 17 June 2006[5]
†
(298 days) |
Independent | ||
Shamil Basayev
(1965–2006) |
Military/Marşanan Toba | |||
Dokka Umarov
(1964–2013) |
10 July 2006 – 31 October 2007[5]
(1 year, 113 days) |
Independent | ||
Akhmed Zakayev
(born 1959) |
23 November 2007 – present
(16 years, 220 days) |
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 December 1993 – 1 November 1995[7]
(1 year, 320 days) |
Marşo [8] | |||
Doku Zavgayev
(born 1940) |
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Alavdinov
(born 1940) [11] |
5 July – 25 October 1994[10]
(112 days) |
Independent | ||
25 October 1994 – 24 October 1995[10]
(364 days) |
Daymoxk [12] | |||
Doku Zavgayev
[f]
(born 1940) |
Independent | |||
Sanaki Arbiyev
|
Independent | |||
Nikolai Koshman
(born 1944) |
13 April – 7 November 1996[10]
(208 days) |
Independent |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 September 1999 – 12 June 2000[5]
(256 days) |
Independent | |||
Independent | ||||
Sergey Abramov
(born 1972) |
9 May – 5 October 2004[15]
(149 days) |
Independent | ||
Alu Alkhanov
(born 1972) |
5 October 2004 – 15 February 2007[16]
(2 years, 133 days) |
Independent | ||
Ramzan Kadyrov
(born 1976) |
United Russia |
Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stanislav Ilyasov
(born 1953) [18] |
Independent | |||
Mikhail Babich
(born 1969) |
13 November 2002 – 10 February 2003[20]
(89 days) |
Independent | ||
Anatoly Popov
(born 1960) |
10 February 2003 – 16 March 2004[21]
(1 year, 35 days) |
Independent | ||
Sergey Abramov
(born 1972) |
Independent | |||
Ramzan Kadyrov
(born 1976) |
17 November 2005 – 10 April 2007[j]
(1 year, 143 days) |
United Russia | ||
Odes Baysultanov
(born 1965) |
United Russia | |||
Ruslan Edelgeriev
(born 1974) |
17 May 2012 – 25 June 2018[26]
(6 years, 39 days) |
United Russia | ||
Muslim Khuchiev
(born 1971) |
United Russia |
Name (lifespan) |
Term of office (duration) |
---|---|
Dokka Umarov
(1964–2013) |
31 October 2007 – 7 September 2013[28]
†
(5 years, 311 days) |
Aliaskhab Kebekov
(1972–2015) |
18 March 2014 – 19 April 2015[29]
†
(1 year, 32 days) |
Magomed Suleimanov
(1976–2015) |
† |