Mayor of Dushanbe explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Dushanbe
Insignia:	File:Coat of Arms of Dushanbe.png
Insigniasize:	75px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of Arms of Dushanbe
Native Name:	Шаҳрдори Душанбе
Incumbent:	Rustam Emomali
Incumbentsince:	12 January 2017
Style:	Mr. Mayor
Appointer:	President of Tajikistan
Formation:	6 November 1992
Inaugural:	Mirzotemur Mirzoev
Website:	http://www.dushanbe.tj/

The Mayor of Dushanbe (Tajik: Шаҳрдори Душанбе) is the chief executive of the Tajik capital of Dushanbe. The current mayor of Dushanbe is Rustam Emomali.

Soviet era leaders of the capital

Until November 1994, power in the capital was derived from the Council of People's Deputies and its executive committee. Chairmen of the Executive Committee of Dushanbe have included:

• Mirzosharif Rahimov (1925–1926)
• Juma Ziyo (1926–1928)
• Bobonazar Mirzoev (1928–1929)
• С. Vazirov (1929–1930)
• J. Yakubov (1930–1931)
• L. Rizoev (1931–1932)
• B. Khamdamov (1932–1933)
• А. Yormuhammadov (1933)
• А. Raziqov (1933–1937)
• J. Shanbezoda (1937–1938)
• М. Kalitin (1938–1940)
• T. Sarayev (1940–1943)
• S. Yusufov (1943–1947)
• G. Yakubov (1947–1950)
• К. Ibragimov (1950–1953)
• А. Asrorov (1953–1956)
• K. Solehboev (1956–1957)
• Н. Bobojonov (1957–1960)
• М. Narzibekov (1960–1967)
• М. Naimov (1967–1969)
• K. Mamadnazarov (1969–1976)
• К. Nazirov (1976–1982)
• Н. Shorahmonov (1982–1986)
• М. Ikromov (1986–1992)

The post of Mayor was also preceded in the Tajik SSR by the First Secretary of the Dushanbe City Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, serving as an influential post in Dushanbe. The last Soviet-party leader was Jamshed Karimov, who served from 1989 to 1991.^[1]

List of mayors since 1992

• Mirzotemur Mirzoev (1992)
• Jamoliddin Mansurov (1992 - 1994)
• Yuri Ponosov (1994 - 1996)
• Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev (1996 - 2017)^[2]
• Rustam Emomali (2017 - Present)^[3]

References

1. Book: Babak. Vladimir. Political Organization in Central Asia and Azerbaijan: Sources and Documents. Vaisman. Demian. Wasserman. Aryeh. 2004-11-23. 9781135776817.
2. Web site: Analysis: Dushanbe's Ex-Mayor One Of The Last Of Civil War Era. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2017-09-15.
3. News: Thanks Dad! Tajik President's Son Gets A New Job. Diplomat. Catherine Putz, The. The Diplomat. 2017-09-15. en-US.