| Gülşat Mämmedowa | |
| Office: | Mayor (Häkim) of Arkadag |
| President: | Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Serdar Berdimuhamedow |
| Term Start: | 6 May 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Shamuhammet Durdylyyev |
| Office2: | Chairperson of the Assembly of Turkmenistan |
| Order2: | 7th |
| Term Start2: | 30 March 2018 |
| Term End2: | 6 April 2023 |
| Predecessor2: | Akja Nurberdiýewa |
| Successor2: | Dünýägözel Gulmanowa |
| Birth Name: | Gülşat Sahyýewna Mämmedowa |
| Birth Place: | Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
| Children: | 3 |
| Alma Mater: | Turkmen State University |
| Occupation: | Teacher, politician |
| Nationality: | Turkmen |
Gülşat Sahyýewna Mämmedowa (born 1964) is a Turkmen politician and former chairperson of the Turkmen Mejlis, the lower chamber of the National Council of Turkmenistan.[1] She was previously deputy chair of the Mejlis.[2] She succeeded Akja Nurberdiýewa. She is currently mayor of the city of Arkadag.
She was born in Ashkhabad, and studied at Turkmen State University, then worked as a researcher from 1988 to 2015. In 2009, she became the Turkmen Minister of Education, following the dismissal of Muhammetgeldi Annaamanov, having previously served as deputy minister.[3] She was herself reprimanded by President Berdimuhamedow in 2012 "for poor performance of official duties" as a result of problems with the examination process,[4] and lost her position in 2015.[5]
In 2016, she became the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan for Culture and Media,[6] in which role she announced a competition for young singers and gifted children, and others working in the sphere of the arts, to win a presidential award.[7] She also reported on Turkmenistan Culture Days held in other countries.[8] In greeting his new cabinet in February 2017, President Berdimuhamedow praised the former minister and said that "her experience and knowledge will be used in another important area".[9]
On 6 May 2024 Mämmedowa was appointed mayor (häkim) of the city of Arkadag by presidential decree, succeeding Shamuhammet Durdylyyev.