| Prime Minister of Ichkeria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Residence | Grozny |
| Appointer | President of Ichkeria |
| Formation | 9 November 1991 |
| First holder | Dzhokhar Dudayev |
This is a list of prime ministers (officially chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers) [1] of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a breakaway republic that controlled most of Chechnya from 1991 to 2000 (see First Chechen War, Second Chechen War).
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  | Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944–1996) | 9 November 1991 | 21 April 1996 |
| 2 |  | Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1952–2004) | 21 April 1996 | 16 October 1996 |
| 3 |  | Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005) (1st Term) | 16 October 1996 | 1 January 1997 |
| 4 | Ruslan Gelayev (1964–2004) | 1 January 1997 | February 1997 | |
| 5 | | Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005) (2nd Term) | February 1997 | 1 January 1998 |
| 6 |  | Shamil Basayev (1965–2006) | 1 January 1998 | 3 July 1998 |
| 7 | | Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005) (3rd Term) | 3 July 1998 | February 2000 |
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