Adam Kadyrov married. The 17-year-old is the son of Putin’s allied Ramsan Kadyrov and could take over power in Chechnya in the future.
Many media are currently reporting on the big wedding celebration of the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who married the former journalist Lauren Sánchez in Venice-with great effort and a prominent guest list. But another marriage also causes a stir. Even though it already took place last year.
Already in June 2024, Adam kadyrov, the son of the authoritarian ruler Ramsan Kadyrov, married. However, the marriage was only announced last weekend on the occasion of a ceremony in the Chechen capital Grosny. The announcement has sparked speculation about a possible successor to the authoritarian Ramsan Kadyrov.
Adam Kadyrov is 17 years old and the third of the twelve children Ramsan Kadyrovs, whose existence is publicly known. His father last promoted him to the secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of chechnya.He had previously noticed for his speedy ascent to goverment positions, including the state police authority.
Adam Kadyrov achieved international fame in 2023. At that time, a video appeared that was recorded in a Chechen prison. The then 15-year-old Kadyrov, who brutally beats Nikita Schurawel, can be seen on it. Schurawel was arrested because he is said to have burned a Koran in front of a mosque. he has now been sentenced to 14 years in prison for treason and incitement. Read more about this here.
For Adam Kadyrov, the outbreak of violence only had positive consequences.He received six bravery medals and the title “Held Chechniens”, and his father also promoted him to the head of his security apparatus.
Last year, 17-year-old Kadyrov married in Kadyrov’s home town of achmat-Jurt. There is contradictory information on the identity of his wife. According to “Novaya Gazeta Europe”, the daughter of the Senator Suleiman Geremeev is; “Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty” speaks of a granddaughter of the Russian Duma MP Adam Delimchanow. Both men are considered close confidants of Ramsan Kadyrov.
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So far, only the bride’s first name, Medni. There is also uncertainty about her age. The research collective “Agentstvo” reports that Medni was only 14 years old at the time of marriage in June 2024.
Locals told “RFE/RL” journalists that officials had started to block the traffic into the city three days before the ceremony and only let through invited guests. Adam Kadyrov arrived with a new Mercedes made in a limited edition, which is currently not allowed to be introduced to Russia. he was wearing a diamond -occupied wristwatch, the value of which is estimated by journalists to at least two million dollars. In a video that was spread on social media, you can see how it leans out of the vehicle and fires an automatic handgun.
The list of invited guests is also impressive: Along with the governors of some Russian and Russian regions, Kadyrov also invited Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Kazakhstan, according to a report by the exile medium “Meduza”. As the Telegram channel “Mozhem Obyasnit” reports, some of the prestigious guests did not appear for celebration.
The announcement of Adam Kadyrov’s wedding is becoming an early change in the switching center of chechen’s power. According to various media, the authoritarian ruler Ramsan Kadyrov suffers from a pancreas that he wanted to secure the future of his children before his death.
These efforts include appointments in high government offices, arranged marriages with influential Chechen families and staged meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which in his opinion show that the “security guarantees of the Kremlin also apply to his heirs”.
