Ramzan Kadyrov heads the Chechen Republic.
The Head of the Chechen Republic ( formerly President of the Chechen Republic or President of Chechnya ) is the highest office within the Political system of the Chechen Republic . Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ( [ Рамза́н Ахма́тович Кады́ров , p = rɐˈmzan ɐxˈmadəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈdɨrəf ] , Къадар Ахьмат-кIант Рамзан , Q̇adar Aẋmat-khant Ramzan born 5 October 1976 ) is the Head of the Chechen Republic and a former member of the Chechen independence movement .