President of Turkmenistan
President of Turkmenistan | |
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Coat of Arms of Turkmenistan | |
Standard of the President of Turkmenistan | |
Residence | Oguzkhan Presidential Palace |
Seat | Ashgabat |
Appointer | Direct popular vote |
Term length | 5 years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Saparmurat Niyazov |
Formation |
2 November 1990 (Turkmen SSR) 27 October 1991 (Turkmenistan) |
President of Turkmenistan is the head of state and of the executive power, is the highest official of Turkmenistan, and has the constitutional charter to act as a guarantor of national independence, territorial integrity, and adherence to the Constitution and international agreements.[2]
Leaders of Turkmenistan (1924–1991)
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1924–1990)
First Secretaries of the Turkmen Communist Party
- Ivan Mezhlauk (19 November 1924 – 1926) (acting until 20 February 1925)
- Shaymardan Ibragimov (June 1926 – 1927)
- Nikolay Paskutsky (1927-1928)
- Grigory Aronshtam (11 May 1928 – August 1930)
- Yakov Popok (August 1930 – 15 April 1937)
- Anna Mukhamedov (April – October 1937)
- Yakov Chubin (October 1937 – November 1939)
- Mikhail Fonin (November 1939 – March 1947)
- Shadzha Batyrov (March 1947 – July 1951)
- Sukhan Babayev (July 1951 – 14 December 1958)
- Dzhuma Durdy Karayev (14 December 1958 – 4 May 1960)
- Balysh Ovezov (13 June 1960 – 24 December 1969)
- Muhammetnazar Gapurow (24 December 1969 – 21 December 1985)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (21 December 1985 – 16 December 1991)
Presidents of the Republic of Turkmenistan (1990–present)
The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as president, while the second column consecutively numbers the Presidential terms or administrations.
№ | A. № | Name | Picture | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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1 | 1. 1990 |
Saparmurat Niyazov | 2 November 1990 | 16 December 1991 | Communist Party of Turkmenistan | |
(1) | 16 December 1991 | 21 June 1992 | Democratic Party of Turkmenistan | |||
2. 1992 |
21 June 1992 | 28 December 1999[3] | ||||
3. President for Life |
28 December 1999 | 21 December 2006[4] | ||||
— | Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | 21 December 2006 | 11 February 2007 | Democratic Party of Turkmenistan ↓ Independent | ||
2 | 1. 2007 |
11 February 2007 | 12 February 2012 | |||
2. 2012 |
12 February 2012 | Incumbent | ||||
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Turkmenistan |
See also
- Prime Minister of Turkmenistan
- State Security Council of Turkmenistan
- Republican Party of Turkmenistan
References
- ↑ Acting between 21 December 2006 and 14 February 2007.
- ↑ Article 50 of the Constitution of Turkmenistan.
- ↑ Declared President for Life.
- ↑ Died in office.
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