Alu Alkhanov

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Alu Alkhanov
Алу Алханов
Alkhanov in 2018
2nd President of the Chechen Republic
In office 30 August 2004 – 15 February 2007
Preceded by	Sergey Abramov (acting) Akhmad Kadyrov
Succeeded by	Ramzan Kadyrov
Personal details
Born	(1957-01-20) 20 January 1957 (age 67) Taldykorgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Independent
Awards	Order of Merit for the Fatherland

Alu Dadashevich Alkhanov (Russian: Алу Дадашевич Алханов; born 20 January 1957) is a Russian politician and the former president of Russia's Chechen Republic. He is a career police officer who fought within the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces during the First Chechen War. He was elected as president on 30 August 2004. On 15 February 2007, Russian president Vladimir Putin dismissed Alkhanov as Chechen president and appointed him a Deputy Justice Minister of Russia.