Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic
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AbbreviationSAMCR
PredecessorSpiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Checheno-Ingush Republic
Established1991
Founded atGrozny, Chechen Republic
Нохчийн Республикин Бусалбан син урхалладар | |
![](#/media/File:Мечеть_"Сердце_Чечни".jpg) The headquarters (left) and the Heart of Chechnya Mosque (right), Grozny | |
| Abbreviation | SAMCR |
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| Predecessor | Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Checheno-Ingush Republic |
| Established | 1991 |
| Founded at | Grozny, Chechen Republic |
| Legal status | Religious organisation |
| Purpose |
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| Headquarters | Grozny |
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Region served | Chechnya, Russia |
Official languages | |
| Salah Mezhiev | |
Main organ |
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| Affiliations | Sunni Islam, Shafi'i school |
| Website | dumchr |
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic (Chechen: Нохчийн Республикин Бусалбан син урхалладар, romanized: Noxçiyn Respublikin Busalban sin urxalladar; Russian: Духовное управление мусульман Чеченской Республики) is the sole muftiate in Chechnya (Russian Federation). From 1991 to 2000 it operated on the territory of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Represented in the Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims.[1]
- Muhammad-Bashir Arsanukayev (1991–1993)[1]
- Mahmud Garkayev (1993–1994)[1]
- Muhammed-Khusein Alsabekov (1994)[1]
- Akhmad Kadyrov (1994/5–2000)[1]
- Akhmad Shamaiev (2000–2005)[2]
- Sultan Mirsayev (2005–2014)
- Salah Mezhiev (2014–present)