Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

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Full Name	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 29, 1957(1957-06-29)
Age	67
Country	Soviet Union
Birth City	Babarap
Horoscope	Gemini

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Biography

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 29, 1957 in Babarap, Soviet Union. The Obozrevatel magazine has named Berdimuhamedow the 5th among the 23 dictators who are the worst around the world. The Press Freedom Index (Reporters Without Borders), Turkmenistan ranks 176 out of 178.

The Health Ministry was responsible for executing Niyazov’s famous order to close all hospitals in the vicinity within the city of capital as well as major cities in the region in 2005.

Following Niyazov’s death in December 2006, the State Security Council of Turkmenistan appointed Berdimuhamedow as acting president. The Council stated in its announcement that Öwezgeldi Ataýew, who, as the Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan was to become the acting president, was not appointed “in view of the fact that the prosecutor-general had instituted criminal proceedings against him”.

According to the same leaked cables, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow has a mistress, Marina, a Russian nurse that he supposedly met earlier in his dentist career. They have a 14-year old daughter together. Berdimuhamedow’s wife has been living in London since 2007. His son, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, is a lieutenant colonel in the Armed Forces. Serdar was appointed governor of Ahal velayat (province) in June 2019. At least three of Berdimuhamedow’s grandchildren study in Switzerland: Kerimguly, Ogulbäbek, and Aýgül. According to a biography of Berdimuhamedow’s father published in 2012, Berdimuhamedow has five sisters: Durdynabat (born 1960), Gulnabat (born 1962), Mähri (born 1964), Guljamal (born 1969), and Oguljamal (born 1974).

Berdimuhamedow earned his degree from his school at the Turkmen State Medical Institute in 1979. He then began his profession in the field of dentistry. He also earned an PhD in medical science in Moscow. In 1992, he was an instructor in the department of dentistry within the Medical Institute. In 1995, under the Saparmurat Niyazov regime, Berdimuhamedow became head of the dental center within the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry. He was appointed by the government as Health Minister in 1997. He was also appointed Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers (also referred to as Deputy Prime Minster, in spite of the absence of a prime ministerial position in Turkmenistan) which is a position like Vice-President. This was in 2001. In April of 2004, Niyazov suspended Berdimuhamedow’s salary for three months due to the fact that healthcare workers weren’t being paid.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Net Worth

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is one of the richest Politician from Soviet Union. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Berdimuhamedow was born 29 June in Babarap in the area that is today known as the Geok Tepe etrap (“district”) of Ahal Province, to Malikguly Berdimuhamedowic Berdimuhamedow (born 12 August 1932) and Ogulabat Kurrayewa. He is the sole son in a family with six children. His father was an experienced Interior Ministry officer in a prison guard detachment. The Colonel retired in the rank of Colonel in the police. Her grandfather Berdimuhamed Annayev a teacher from the area who was as a member of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War as a member of the 748th Rifle Regiment , which was part of the 206th Rifle Division of the 2nd Ukrainian Front. The month of September, 1943 was when the unit was among the first units to cross the Dnepr River. Then, he was killed during his death in the year 1948 during the Ashgabat earthquake.

Gurbanguly Malikgulyyewic-Berdimuhamedow (born on 29 June, 1957) is a Turkmen politician who has been the president of Turkmenistan since February 2007. Berdimuhamedow is a dentist by profession, worked in the administration of the presidency of President Saparmurat Niyazov as Minister of Health from 1997 until 2001 and was Vice-President until 2001. He was appointed Acting President following Niyazov’s passing on the 21st December 2006. He then won the presidential election. He was not able to overcome any opposition during the election and won with a massive margin (89.23 percent). In the presidential election in February 2012 He was reelected in the 97% votes. In the president’s election, the candidate won re-election to a third term , securing 97.69 percent of the votes.

Article 60 of the Turkmen Constitution stipulated that the acting president “may not stand for election to the Presidency”, which would have barred Berdimuhamedow from running in the 2007 presidential elections. However, on 24 December 2006, the People’s Council voted to remove this provision, making him eligible for the election as one of the six chosen candidates, all members of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. Berdimuhamedov was supported by the political elite, and the official results showed him as winning 89% of the vote.

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Who is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Dating?

According to our records, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow married to Ogulgerek Berdimuhamedova. As of December 1, 2023, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2015, a golden statue of Berdimuhamedow riding a horse atop a white-marble cliff was erected in Ashgabat.

Facts & Trivia

Gurbanguly Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Soviet Union. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow celebrates birthday on June 29 of every year.

According to international observers, Berdimuhamedow now leads “one of the most oppressive” and “closed” regimes in the world. Freedom House has consistently placed Turkmenistan near the bottom of its Freedom in the World rankings since Berdimuhamedow took office; in 2017, the country was one of 11 with the lowest aggregate scores for political and civil rights. Human Rights Watch noted that Berdimuhamedow not only has complete control over public life, but presides over a regime that does not tolerate “alternative political or religious expression” and has complete control over the media. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked Turkmenistan near the bottom of its Press Freedom Index for most of Berdimuhamedow’s tenure. In 2017, RWB ranked Turkmenistan 178th out of 180 countries surveyed, ahead of Eritrea and North Korea. RSF noted that internet access is heavily censored in Turkmenistan, and that satellite dishes have been removed by government officials.

How did Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow come to power?

A dentist by profession, Berdimuhamedow served in the government of president Saparmurat Niyazov as the minister of health in 1997 and as the vice president in 2001. He became acting president following Niyazov’s death on 21 December 2006 and subsequently won the 2007 presidential election.

What ideology is Turkmenistan?

Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Türkmenistanyň Demokratik Partiýasy
Membership (2019)| 211,000
Ideology| Turkmen nationalism Social conservatism
Colours| Green Gold
Slogan| “The state is for the people” (Turkmen: “Döwlet adam üçindir”)

Does Turkmenistan have a prime minister?

No. After the passing of the current Constitution of Turkmenistan in 1992, the position of Prime Minister was abolished and President of Turkmenistan also become Head of Government.

Is Turkmenistan corrupt?

Corruption in Turkmenistan is considered by many independent sources as a serious problem. The country is near the bottom of several annual indices that measure corruption, including ‘The Wall Street Journal”s Index of Economic Freedom.