Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov appointed his 17-year-old boy Adam to serve as manager of the regional branch of Russias Interior Ministry, state media in Chechnya reported Monday.The broadcaster Vesti Chechnya aired video footage of Adam Kadyrov, who turned 17 in November, chairing an Interior Ministry conference before uniformed police officers, together with Chechen Interior Minister Aslan Iraskhanov.Adam Kadyrov, who has actually gotten at least 16 state awards, was also revealed appointing brand-new cops chiefs and distributing state honors.Since 2023, Adam Kadyrov has actually worked as his fathers top bodyguard and an observer for a rifle battalion under the Russian Defense Ministry.
Earlier that year, at age 15, he was recorded assaulting a Russian teen imprisoned for presumably burning a Quran.Adam Kadyrovs visit follows reporting by the investigative outlet IStories last week that his daddies ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin have grown strained.
The Kremlin apparently ended up being suspicious of the Chechen leader after learning of alleged secret meetings in between him and Middle Eastern officials.Ramzan Kadyrov, 48, has actually ruled Chechnya with broad autonomy given that 2007 in exchange for loyalty to the Kremlin.
According to IStories, he was suspected of holding unauthorized conversations about securing his family and properties, potentially in preparation for stepping down due to his apparently getting worse health.