List of Turkmenistan foreign ministers

Raşit Meredow with Javad Zarif

This is a list of the Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan. The position was established in 1944 and was reestablished after Turkmenistan gained its independence in 1991. The position of Foreign Minister is held by Raşit Meredow since 2001.^[1]

List of Foreign Ministers of the Turkmen SSR[]

• 1944–1951 –
• 1951–1958 – Balysh Ovezov
• 1958–1959 –
• 1959–1960 – Balysh Ovezov
• 1960–1963 –
• 1963–1969 – Mukhamednazar Gapurov
• 1969–1975 –
• 1975–1978 –
• 1978–1979 –
• 1979–1985 – Nazar Suyunov
• 1985–1988 –
• 1988–1990 –

List of Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan[]

• 1990–1992 – Awdy Kulyýew
• 1992–1995 –
• 1995–2000 – Boris Şyhmyradow
• 2000–2001 – Batyr Berdiýew
• 2001–Present – Raşit Meredow^[2]

See also[]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan)

References[]