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Keeping up with the Kadyrovs: Who’s who in Chechnya’s ruling family
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| Contributor | Juan Croniqueur |
| Last Edited | Juan Croniqueur Aug 01, 2025 08:55pm |
| Category | Profile |
| News Date | Jul 29, 2025 08:00pm |
| Description | When Ramzan Kadyrov officially became head of Chechnya in 2007, he had already been in de facto control of the republic, with his closest relatives and associates occupying key positions in the administrative, security, and financial hierarchy. Since then, this personalist regime has only strengthened.
Kadyrov is not merely the head of the region. He is the sole holder of power, as well as the custodian of the republic’s cultural and economic space. In his hands are concentrated the levers of governance, repressive mechanisms, and ideological influence. However, he delegates part of his authority to his closest relatives, thus creating a clan-based system of rule.
Unlike other Russian regions, where posts are distributed among officials along party or bureaucratic lines, in Chechnya, key positions are held by members of the Kadyrov family or individuals closely bound to them by personal loyalty. Power here is not transferred up a career ladder, but rather according to the principles of loyalty and kinship. In essence, under Moscow’s patronage, a quasi-monarchy has formed in the republic — the ruling Kadyrov family, much like the former Assad dynasty in Syria, has concentrated all threads of governance in its hands. |
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