Post: | Chief |
Body: | the General Staff |
Insignia: | Roundel of Turkmenistan.svg |
Insigniacaption: | Roundel of the Armed Forces |
Incumbent: | Akmurad Anamedov |
Incumbentsince: | 2019 |
Department: | Ministry of Defence |
Member Of: | General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces |
Reports To: | Major General Begench Gundogdyev, Minister of Defense |
Residence: | Ashgabat |
Appointer: | President of Turkmenistan |
Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Turkmenistan |
Formation: | 1994 |
First: | Major General Annamurat Soltanov |
The Chief of the General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy|italic=yes) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches. The Chief of the General Staff represents the entire Turkmen military and is in command of the leaders of the Turkmen National Guard, Turkmen Ground Forces, Turkmen Air Force, Turkmen Air Defense Forces, Turkmen Navy and the Turkmen Border Troops.