| Post: | President |
| Body: | the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
| Flag: | State Flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg |
| Flagcaption: | State flag |
| Type: | Head of state |
| Residence: | Presidential Palace, Grozny |
| Appointer: | Direct election |
| Precursor: | Representative of President of Russia |
| Formation: | 9 November 1991 |
| First: | Dzhokhar Dudayev |
| Last: | Dokka Umarov |
| Abolished: | 31 October 2007 |
| Superseded By: | President of the Chechen Republic Emir of the Caucasus Emirate |
| Deputy: | Vice President of Ichkeria |
The president of Ichkeria, formally the president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria was the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from 1991 to 2007, the Islamic Republic that existed until the victory of the Russian Federation in the Second Chechen War.
This is a list of presidents of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a de facto state in Chechnya that controlled most of the former Checheno-Ingush ASSR from 1991 to 2007 (see First Chechen War, Second Chechen War). Ichkeria's last presidential elections were held in January 1997.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Dzhokhar Dudayev | 9 November 1991 | 21 April 1996 † | Independent | 1991 Chechen presidential election | 1991 | |||
| – | Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev | 21 April 1996 | 12 February 1997 | Vainakh Democratic Party | – | ||||
| 3 | Aslan Maskhadov | 12 February 1997 | February 2000 | National Independence Party | 1997 | ||||
On 31 October 2007, the separatist news agency Chechenpress reported that Dokka Umarov, the president of Ichkeria, had proclaimed the Caucasus Emirate and declared himself its Emir, thereby abolishing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and its presidency.[1] This move was denounced by parts of the Chechen exile movement. Akhmed Zakayev was subsequently appointed Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's government-in-exile.
See main article: 1997 Chechen presidential election.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Aslan Maskhadov | 64.8 | |
| Shamil Basayev | 22.7 | |
| Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev | 12.5 | |
| Others | ||
| Total | 100 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Source: ISSI |