List of leaders of Turkmenistan explained

Below is a list of leaders of present-day Turkmenistan since the establishment of Turkmen SSR in 1925.

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1925–1991)

First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan

• 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 Muhamedov (April – October 1937)
• Yakov Chubin (October 1937 – November 1939)
• Mikhail Fonin (November 1939 – March 1947)
• Shaja Batyrov (March 1947 – July 1951)
• Suhan Babayev (July 1951 – 14 December 1958)
• Jumadurdy Karayev (14 December 1958 – 4 May 1960)
• Balysh Ovezov (13 June 1960 – 24 December 1969)
• Muhammetnazar Gapurow (24 December 1969 – 21 December 1985)^{[1] [2]}
• Saparmurat Niyazov (21 December 1985 – 16 December 1991)^[3]

Turkmenistan (1990–present)

Status

Symbols

Constitutional referendum

Died in office

	Portrait	Name	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006)	1990	2 November 1990	21 December 2006	16 years, 49 days	CPT
			1992				DPT
—		Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957–)	—	21 December 2006	14 February 2007	55 days	DPT
2			2007 2012	14 February 2007	19 March 2022	15 years, 33 days
			2017				Independent
3		Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981–)	2022	19 March 2022	Incumbent		DPT

National Leader

On 21 January 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedow appointed his father, former President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan with the title "National Leader" (Turkmen: Milli Lider).^[4]

See also

• Politics of Turkmenistan
• Cabinet of Turkmenistan
• People's Council of Turkmenistan
• President of Turkmenistan
• Prime Minister of Turkmenistan
• Vice President of Turkmenistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Гапуров | это... Что такое Гапуров?. Словари и энциклопедии на Академике.
2. Web site: Soviet republics. rulers.org.
3. News: Башизм Туркменбаши. Часть 2. Радио Свобода. 24 May 2011 . Гудава . Тенгиз .
4. News: Türkmenistanyň Prezidentiniň PERMANY Türkmenistanyň Halk Maslahatynyň Başlygy hakynda . 21 January 2023 . tk . Türkmenistan Bu gün.