Aishat, the 24-year-old daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov, will become the deputy prime minister of Chechnya

Aishat, the 24-year-old daughter of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, will become the vice-premier of the Chechen Republic for social issues. The proposal was put forward by the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, Muslim Khuchiev, at an extended meeting of the government of the republic. Ramzan Kadyrov approved this decision.

Aishat Kadyrova was the deputy minister of culture of Chechnya from the age of 21, and an hour later she took the post of minister herself. She holds the title of Honored Culture Worker of the Republic. She has the order “For services to the fatherland”, the medals “For the protection of human rights”, “For services to the Chechen Republic”, for “contribution to the development” of the region on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, the order of Friendship from the self-proclaimed “DNR” and higher award of Chechnya – Order of Kadyrov.

“Undoubtedly, Aishat Kadyrova made a big contribution to improving the activities of the regional Ministry of Culture, accumulated significant work experience,” wrote Ramzan Kadyrov in his Telegram channel.

• Dozens of Ramzan Kadyrov’s relatives hold prominent government posts in Chechnya. In 2018, the Russian BBC service calculated that 30% of 158 high-ranking officials in Chechnya are relatives of the head of the region. The editors of Kavkaz.Realii have compiled a list of people from the Kadyrov clan working in the state structures of the republic.
• Ayshat Kadyrova’s husband, Ayshat Vyskhan Matsuev, became the vice-premier of the government of the republic and the minister of agriculture in July of this year.