List of ambassadors of Turkmenistan to China explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Turkmenistan to China
Native Name:	Посол Туркменистана в Китае
Incumbent:	Parahat Durdyev
Inaugural:	Amangeldy Rakhmanov

The Turkmen Ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government of in Ashgabat to the Government of the People's Republic of China.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agreement/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Russian language	Observations	President of Turkmenistan	Premier of the People's Republic of China	Term end
			The governments in Ashgabat and Beijing established diplomatic relations.	Saparmurat Niyazov	Li Peng
	Amangeldy Rakhmanov	Рахманов, Амангельды	Until January 1995 - Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations^[1]	Saparmurat Niyazov	Li Peng
	Boris Şyhmyradow			Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Zhu Rongji
	Kurbanmuhamed Gadjarovich Kasymov	Курбанмухаммед Гаджарович Касымов	Gurbanmukhammet Kasymov (1954 in Geokcha of the Ashgabat district of the Ashgabat) In 1976 he graduated from the Turkmen State University. Gorky, by profession - a lawyer. In 1976 he was a lawyer for the Turkmencopstroi trust of Turkmentrebsoyoye, an assistant trainee and deputy prosecutor of the Ashgabat transport prosecutor's office. Then he worked as deputy, 1st deputy prosecutor of Ashgabat, deputy prosecutor of the Turkmen SSR, district head of the personnel department, deputy chairman of the Legal Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Since 1990, he held the post of prosecutor of Ashgabat, Since 1991 - prosecutor of the Turkmen SSR. From January 7, 1993, to April 2, 1993, he was Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. From April 2, 1993, to September 17, 1998, he was Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan. From September 17, 1998, to May 24, 1999, he was Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan. From May 24, 1999, to October 30, 2001, he was Minister of Justice of Turkmenistan. From October 30, 2001, to March 20, 2008, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to China. From March 20, 2008, to May 29, 2009, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan. On May 29, 2009, he was dismissed for health reasons.^[2]	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Zhu Rongji
	Murad Sapargeldiyevich Nazarov	Гурбанназар Назаров	Ambassador to Iran Head of the Near East and Central Asia Bureau. January 16, 1994 Turkmenistan's ambassador to India. Appointed ambassador to China^[3]	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Wen Jiabao
	Rustamova Chinar Tajievna	Чинар Таджиевна Рустамова	^[4]	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Li Keqiang
February 21, 2019	Parahat Durdyev	Парахат Хоммадович Дурдыев	Accredited February 21, 2019^[5]	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov	Li Keqiang (until March 11, 2023)Li Qiang

Notes and References

1. Book: 中国組織別人名簿 . 1995 . Rajio Puresu . zh-TW . Directory of People in Chinese Organizations.
2. Book: China Directory . 2007 . Radiopress . zh-TW.
3. Web site: 5 January 2009 . Murat Nazarov appointed Turkmenistan's ambassador to China . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224084828/http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/7717 . 24 February 2020 . 15 January 2024 . turkmenistan.ru.
4. Web site: 3 February 2016 . Assistant Foreign Minister Li Huilai Meets with Turkmen Ambassador to China Chinar Rustamova . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926061752/https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/t1338749.shtml . 26 September 2021 . 15 January 2024 . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
5. Web site: 21 February 2019 . Parahat Durdyev Accredited as Ambassador of Turkmenistan to People’s Republic of China . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115213126/https://china.tmembassy.gov.tm/en/news/28710 . 15 January 2024 . 15 January 2024 . Embassy of Turkmenistan.