Chechen leader arrives in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov visits the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah and performed prayers. (SPA)

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov leaves Madinah headed for Jeddah. (SPA)

JEDDAH: Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, arrived in the city of Jeddah, in western Saudi Arabia, on Friday to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Upon his arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, he was received by Ahmed Abdullah bin Dhafer, director-general of the Royal Protocol Office in Makkah, and a number of officials.
Kadyrov arrived in Jeddah from Madinah, where he visited the Prophet’s Mosque and performed prayers earlier on Friday.
At the Prophet’s Mosque, he was received by the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Relations and Institutional Communication Jamaan bin Abdullah Al-Asiri, the Commander of the Security Force of the Prophet’s Mosque, Col. Mutaib Al-Badrani, and a number of officials.