Muslim Magomedovich Khuchiev (
Russian: Мусли́м Магоме́дович Хучи́ев; born 5 August 1971) is a Russian politician, serving as the Prime Minister of the
Chechen Republic since 25 June 2018.
Khuchiev acted as
Head of the Chechen Republic
The Head of the Chechen Republic or Head of Chechnya (russian: Глава Чеченской Республики, italic=yes, ce, Мехкада Нохчийн Республика; formerly President of the Chechen Republic or President of Che ...
from 11-16 February 2019 and 13-21 January 2020.
Biography
Khuchiev was born 5 August 1971 in
Zakan-Yurt
Zakan-Yurt (russian: Закан-Юрт, ce, Заки-Эвла, ''Zaki-Evla'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Zakan-Yurt is incorporated as Zakan-Yu ...
,
.
Education
Between 1988 and 1991, Khuchiev studied at the
Chechen State University
Chechen State University (Russian: Чеченский государственный университет) is a university located in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. The school is home to the North Caucasian Centre of Pedagogics. The university tr ...
in
Grozny.
In 1991, he transferred to the
Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, graduating in 1994 with a degree in journalism.
In 2009, Khuchiev graduated from the
Russian Academy of Public Administration with a degree in public and municipal administration.
In 2018, Khuchiev graduated from the
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a master's degree in economics.
Journalism and commerce
Khuchiev first worked as a journalist in
Moscow between 1995 and 1997, as a correspondent for the Screen of Criminal Reports programme of the
Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network
Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRN) (russian: Российская телевизионная и радиовещательная сеть) is a unitary enterprise created on August 13, 2001, by decree of the president of the ...
.
From May 1998 to June 2004, he was an advertising manager at a manufacturing enterprise called Sokol RS LLC (Moscow).
State service
From July 2004 to December 2005, Khuchiev served as Head of the Press Service of the
President of the Chechen Republic, before becoming First Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Chechnya in March 2006.
From 7 March 2007 to 1 January 2010, Khuchiev served as Head of the Administration of
Grozny, the Chechen capital, before serving as the city's mayor from 1 January 2010 to 8 October 2012. Khuchiev served as the mayor of Grozny again from 11 August 2015 to 25 June 2018.
Since 25 June 2018, Khuchiev has served as Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic - the Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic.
Khuchiev has acted as
Head of the Chechen Republic
The Head of the Chechen Republic or Head of Chechnya (russian: Глава Чеченской Республики, italic=yes, ce, Мехкада Нохчийн Республика; formerly President of the Chechen Republic or President of Che ...
twice - 11-16 February 2019 and 13-21 January 2020 - during the absences of
Ramzan Kadyrov.
References
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1971 births
Living people
Russian Muslims
Russian politicians
Chechen people
Prime ministers of Chechnya
Moscow State University alumni
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration alumni