The Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of Chechnya was headed by Valid Edilov. This was reported on the website of the head of the Chechen Republic. Prior to that, Edilov worked for three months as head of the secretariat of the head of the republic and, according to Kavkaz.Realii, taught martial arts to the children of the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Edilov's predecessor, Musa Dadaev, was transferred to the post of deputy prime minister, who will oversee the activities of the ministries of culture, tourism, youth and sports. He has also been an associate of Kadyrov since 2002.

As Kavkaz.Realii writes, "many" senior positions in the legislative and executive authorities of Chechnya are occupied by people from among "fellow villagers, relatives and friends of Ramzan Kadyrov." According to the publication, from 2021, the children of the head of Chechnya began to receive high posts.

The children of Ramzan Kadyrov, who were trained by the new Minister of Sports, Edilov, usually do well in competitions. For example, in April 2021, Ramzan Kadyrov's son Adam won a boxing match, but only after the fight was stopped in his favor for no reason. And on November 3 of the same year, his brother Eli took part in one of the exhibition fights of the boxing tournament "Time of Legends" - he won an early victory by technical knockout in the third round over a native of Stavropol, Khetag Khatkarov.