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Meet the dictator who rules secretive Turkmenistan, who portrays himself as an action hero and shows off by lifting gold bars in parliament
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- Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has been the president of Turkmenistan, one of the world's most restrictive and secretive countries in the world, since 2006.
- Activists have decried the country's human-rights record and its closed nature, and experts have warned about the country's economy.
- Yet Berdymukhamedov has made flashy displays a hallmark of his leadership, from building gold statues of himself to driving classic cars and putting on live DJ sets.
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Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov serves as the head of one of the world's most secretive countries, leading a country with a widely-denounced human-rights record but becoming famous for his eccentric behaviour.
Berdymukhamedov, who has been in power since 2006, is
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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow facts for kids
In this article, the patronymic is Mälikgulyýewiç and the family name is Berdimuhamedow.
Quick facts for kids Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | |
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Berdimuhamedow in 2017 | |
| Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| 2nd President of Turkmenistan | |
| In office 14 February 2007 – 19 March 2022 Acting: 21 December 2006 – 14 February 2007 | |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Saparmyrat Nyýazow |
| Succeeded by | Serdar Berdimuhamedow |
| 2nd Leader of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 4 August 2007 – 18 August 2013 Acting: 21 December 2006 – 4 August 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Saparmyrat Nyýazow |
| Succeeded by | Kasymguly Babaýew |
| 3rd Vice President of Turkmenistan | |
| In office 1 March 2001 – 14 February 2007 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Orazgeldi Aýdogdiýew |
| Succeeded by | Raşit Meredow |
| 4th Minister of Health | |
| In office 15 December 1997 – 21 December 2006 | |
| President | Saparmyrat Nyýaz
Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedowPOLITICIAN1957 - Today Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedowGurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 29 June 1957) is a Turkmen politician and former dentist who is currently the chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the 2nd president of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2022, when he entered into a power-sharing arrangement with his son, Serdar, the current president. As a former dentist, Berdimuhamedow served in the government of the president, Saparmyrat Niyazow, as the minister of health in 1997 and as the 3rd vice president in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow has received more than 3,139,957 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is the 1,700th most popular politician (down from 1,591st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (down from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkmen Politician. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is the president of Tu Copyright ©cowroof.pages.dev 2025 |