| Post: | Head |
| Body: | the Chechen Republic |
| Flag: | Standard of the President of the Chechen Republic.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Standard of the head of the Chechen Republic |
| Incumbent: | Ramzan Kadyrov |
| Incumbentsince: | 15 February 2007 |
| Department: | Executive Department of Chechen Republic |
| Style: | His Excellency (formal) Sir (informal) |
| Type: | Head of state Head of government |
| Residence: | Grozny, Chechnya |
| Nominator: | Political parties |
| Appointer: | Popular vote |
| Termlength: | Five years; renewable optional |
| Constituting Instrument: | the Constitution |
| Precursor: | President of Ichkeria |
| Formation: | 5 October 2003 |
| First: | Akhmad Kadyrov |
The head of the Chechen Republic or head of Chechnya (Chechen: Мехкада Нохчийн Республика|Mehkada Nohçiyn Respublika; Russian: Глава Чеченской Республики|Glava Chechenskoy Respubliki ; formerly president of the Chechen Republic or president of Chechnya until 5 March 2011) is the highest office within the political system of the Chechen Republic, as head of state and head of government of Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the region and after a constitutional referendum approved the current Constitution of the Chechen Republic.
According to the article 66 of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic, a citizen of Russia, no younger than thirty years old, may be elected Head. The term is for five years, with no limits on serving multiple terms (prior to the 2007 constitutional referendum the Head was elected for four years, with a two term limit). The Head is not allowed to be at the same time a deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, or deputy of a representative body of local self-government.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Akhmad Kadyrov | 5 October 2003 | 9 May 2004 | Independent | 2003 | ||||
| — | Sergey Abramov | 9 May 2004 | 30 August 2004 | – | |||||
| 2 | Alu Alkhanov | 30 August 2004 | 15 February 2007 | 2004 | |||||
| 3 | Ramzan Kadyrov | 15 February 2007 | Incumbent | United Russia | 2016 2021 | ||||
The latest election for the post was held on 19 September 2021.
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramzan Kadyrov | United Russia | 711,973 | 99.70 | |
| Isa Khadzhimuradov | A Just Russia — For Truth | 1,064 | 0.15 | |
| Khalid Nakayev | Communist Party | 835 | 0.12 | |
| Blank ballots | 237 | 0.03 | ||
| Total | 714,109 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 714,109 | 94.61 | ||
| Registered voters | 754,790 | 100.00 | ||