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Ramzan Akhmadovitch KADYROV

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Ramzan Akhmadovitch KADYROV is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	KADYROV Ramzan Akhmatovich · KADYROV, Ramzan Akhmatovich · Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmadovitch · Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich · Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovych · 42 more...				[sources]
Other name	Kadyrov · Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich · Qadar Akhmat-khant Ramsan · Qadar Akhmat-khant Ramzan · Qadar Axmat-khant Ramzan · 64 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1976-10-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Akhmat-Yurt · Akhmat-Yurt, Shali district, Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, RSFSR, USSR · Tsentaroy, RUSSIAN FEDERATION · Tsentaroy, Russian Federation · Tsentaroy, Tchétchénie · 6 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Country	United Arab Emirates · Russia				[sources]
Country of birth	Russia				[sources]
First name	Ramsan · Ramzan · Ramzan · Ramzan Akhmadovitch · Рамзан				[sources]
INN	`772975749630`				[sources]
Keywords	State government · Керівництво «Єдиної росії» · Фізичні особи під санкціями ЄС				[sources]
Last name	KADYROV · KADYROW · Kadyrov · КАДЫРОВ · Кадыров				[sources]
Patronymic	Akhmadovitch · Ахматович				[sources]
Second name	Akhmadovitch				[sources]
Website	www.ramzan-kadyrov.ru				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q217115				[sources]
Position	Head of the Chechen Republic (2007-) · Head of the Chechen Republic, Russian Federation · Head of the Chechen Republic. Member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party · Membre du Conseil suprême du parti “Russie unie” · President of the Republic of Chechnya. Member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia Party. · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	Candidate of Economic Sciences (2006) · Dagestan State University · Doctor of Economics (2015) · Russian Academy of State Service (2004-)				[sources]
Religion	Qadiriyya · Sufism · Sunni Islam				[sources]
Address	Palm Jumeirah, Dubai				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2014-08-05				[sources]
Modified on	2024-04-15				[sources]
Last changed	2024-04-18	Last checked	2024-04-24	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Date of listing: 25.7.2014

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2023-04-20

Kadyrov is one of the most outspoken supporters of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-12-21

Member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia Party.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-12-21

President of the Republic of Chechnya. Kadyrov made statements in support of the illegal annexation of Crimea and in support of the armed insurgency in Ukraine. He stated, inter alia, on 14 June 2014 that he “will do anything to help revive Crimea”. In that context, he was awarded the medal for “the liberation of Crimea” by the Acting Head of the Autonomous “Republic of Crimea” for the support he provided to the unlawful annexation of Crimea. In addition, on 1 June 2014 he expressed his readiness to send 74 000 Chechen volunteers to Ukraine if requested to do so.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-12-21

Kadyrov is responsible for the creation and deployment of several military units in Ukraine. Therefore, he actively supports and implements actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-12-21

Date of listing: 25.7.2014

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2023-04-20

Date of listing: 25.7.2014

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans, 2023-04-20

Président de la République de Tchétchénie. Ramzan Kadyrov a fait des déclarations en faveur de l’annexion illégale de la Crimée et en faveur de l’insurrection armée en Ukraine. Il a notamment déclaré le 14 juin 2014 qu’”il mettrait tout en œuvre pour contribuer à la renaissance de la Crimée”. Dans ce contexte, il a été décoré de la médaille “de la libération de la Crimée” par le chef par intérim de la “République autonome de Crimée” pour le soutien qu’il a apporté à l’annexion illégale de la Crimée. En outre, le 1er juin 2014, il a déclaré qu’il était prêt à envoyer 74 000 volontaires tchétchènes en Ukraine si on le lui demandait. Membre du Conseil suprême du parti “Russie unie”. Kadyrov est l’un des plus fervents partisans de la guerre menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Kadyrov est responsable de la création et du déploiement de plusieurs unités militaires en Ukraine. Par conséquent, il soutient activement et met en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent ou menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

President of the Republic of Chechnya

— New Zealand Russia Sanctions, 2024-03-21

Member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party. United Russia forms and implements Vladimir Putin's policy of aggression against territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-11-03

Head of the Chechen Republic. Manages a regional state body of the Russian Federation, which supports or implements actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-05-09

According to credible public investigation data, Ramzan Kadyrov is the organizer of large-scale corruption schemes in which he involved his numerous relatives.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-11-24

Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai	United Arab Emirates

Agents
Agent	Role	Start date	End date
MONGUSH Ochur-Suge Terimovich	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-
Ziyad Sabsabi	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-
Vakhit Usmayev	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-
Timur Dugazaev	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-
MARTYNOV Daniil Vasilievich	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Absolute Championship Akhmat	-	-	-
FC Akhmat Grozny	-	-	-
Akhmat MMA	-	-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Akhmad Kadyrov	child · father	-	-
Ayshat Ramzanovna KADYROVA	Family member of · child · father	-	-
Ahmat Kadyrov	father	-	-
Medni Kadyrova	spouse	-	-
KADYROV Adam Ramzanovich	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Head of the Chechen Republic	2007-02-15	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Medni Kadyrova	Family member of	-	-
KHAZUEVA Fatima SHaikhievna	Family member of	-	-
Tabarik Ramzanovna Kadyrova	Family member of	-	-
Karina Ramzanovna KADYROVA	Family member of	-	-
Aminat Akhmadova	Family member of	-	-
Aymani Kadyrova	child · mother	-	-
Khalid Kadyrov	nephew · relative · uncle	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Global Affairs Canada	Russia / Russie	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	176/2018	2018-06-21	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Russia	2020	-
European External Action Service	UKR	2023-03-15	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	126/2018	2018-05-14	-
US State Department	Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) for Involvement in a Gross Violation of Human Rights	-	-
Ministry of Finance	資産凍結等の措置の対象となるロシア連邦の団体及び個人（個人）	2022-03-08	-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Russia Sanctions Act 2022	2022-09-28	-
Federal Public Service Finance	UKR	2023-03-15	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15 and 25	2014-08-05	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Ukraine)	2023-08-27	-
National Security and Defense Council	549/2015	2015-09-16	2016-09-16
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2015/1514 du 14/09/2015 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 2020/398 du 13/03/2020 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 2023/571 du 13/03/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 810/2014 du 25/07/2014 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)	-	-
National Agency on Corruption Prevention	-	2018-06-21	-
National Security and Defense Council	467/2016	2016-10-17	2017-10-17
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	2018-05-15
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	-

Data sources

US Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights Visa Restrictions528

US Visa restrictions on officials of foreign governments and family members credibly implicated in corruption or human rights violations

United States · US State Department

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,063

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,240

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

French Freezing of Assets6,267

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,618

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,891

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,418

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,657

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,116

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,221

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers7,944

A list of key Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption investigative organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Japan Economic sanctions and list of eligible people3,485

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · Ministry of Finance

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,904

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata224,808

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines.

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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