Serdar Berdimuhamedow

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Serdar Berdimuhamedov
Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Сердар Бердымухаметов
Serdar Berdymukhametov
Serdar Berdimuhamedov - 2018 (cropped).jpg
Berdimuhamedow in 2018.
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Economics and Finance
Assumed office
9 July 2021
PresidentGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Innovation and Digitization
In office
11 February 2021 – 9 July 2021
Minister of Industry and Construction Materials
In office
7 February 2020 – 11 February 2021
Governor of Ahal
In office
17 June 2019 – 7 February 2020
Deputy Governor of Ahal
In office
2 January 2019 – 17 June 2019
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2 April 2018 – 2 January 2019
PresidentGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
MinisterRaşit Meredow
Member of the Assembly of Turkmenistan for 25th District, Dushak, Ahal
In office
23 November 2016 – 2 January 2019
Personal details
Born
Serdar Gurbanguliyevich Berdimuhamedov

(1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 (age 40)
Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR
(now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)
NationalityTurkmen
Children4
Parent(s)Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Ogulgerek Berdimuhamedova
ResidenceAshgabat
Alma materTurkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan
Occupation
  • Politician
  • deputy chairman
Military service
Allegiance Turkmenistan
Branch/serviceArmed Forces of Turkmenistan
Years of service2001–2003
?–present
RankColonel[1][2]

Serdar Gurbanguliyevich Berdimuhamedov or Serdar Gurbangulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (Turkmen Cyrillic: Сердар Гурбангулыевич Бердимухамедов, IPA: [θɛɾdɑɾ ɢʊɾbɑnʁʊˈlɯjɛβɪtʃ bɛɾdɯmʊxɑmɛˈdoβ]; Russian: Сердар Курбанкулиевич Бердымухаметов, tr. Serdar Kurbankuliyevich Berdymukhametov; born 22 September 1981) is a Turkmen politician and deputy chairman of government and the only son[3] of Turkmenistan's dictator Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. He has widely been considered to be the apparent successor to his father.[4][5][6]

Early career and education[]

Serdar Berdimuhamedow studied at Secondary School No. 43 in Ashgabat from 1987 to 1997. Between 1997 and 2001 he studied at the Turkmen Agricultural University, graduating as an engineer-technologist.[7]

From July to November 2001 he worked in the Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations of the Food Processing Association, followed by two years of mandatory military service.[7][8] From 2003 to 2008 he worked again at the Food Processing Association in the fruit and vegetable department and in the non-alcoholic beer and wine department.[7]

Between 2008 and 2011 Berdimuhamedow studied at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, earning a diploma in international relations. During this period he was assigned to the Turkmen Embassy in Moscow as counselor of embassy.[7] From 2011 to 2013 he studied at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, earning a post-graduate degree in European and international security affairs. He was concurrently assigned to the Turkmen Mission to the United Nations in Geneva as a counselor of embassy.[7][9]

From August to December 2013 he served as head of the European Department of the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2013 to 2016 he was deputy director of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources. From 2016 to 2017 he was chairman of the Department of International Information of the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[7]

On 18 August 2014, Serdar Berdimuhamedow defended a dissertation at the Turkmen Academy of Sciences to earn the degree of candidate of science.[10] In July 2015 he was awarded a doctorate in technical sciences.[11]

He is often styled as “the son of the nation” by state media in Turkmenistan.[12]

Political career[]

Berdimuhamedow (far right) at the 2021 Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting

In November 2016, Berdimuhamedow won a seat in the Mejlis representing the 25th parliamentary district centered on Dushak, a town in Ahal Province.[13][14] In March 2018, he was re-elected to the Assembly of Turkmenistan with over 90% of the votes cast in his district.[15][16] He chaired the committee on legislation and norms as of March 2017.[7]

Serdar Berdimuhamedow rose to the political spotlight following his appointment as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in March 2018.[17][18][19][20] In January 2019, Berdimuhamedow was shifted to the position of deputy governor of Ahal Province, the native region of most of the Turkmen elite.[21][22] In June 2019, Berdimuhamedow was elevated to governor (häkim) of Ahal Province.[23][8][24][25] In February 2020, Berdimuhamedow was appointed minister of industry and construction materials of Turkmenistan.[26][27][28][29]

On 11 February 2021, Berdimuhamedow was promoted to deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for innovation and digitization, a new position. He was simultaneously appointed to the State Security Council and chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of Turkmenistan.[12][30][31][32][33] On 9 July 2021, Berdimuhamedow was relieved of his positions on the State Security Council and Supreme Control Chamber, and as deputy chairman was assigned the economics and finance portfolio with specific responsibility for "economic and banking issues and international financial organizations".[34][35][36]

He is chairperson of the Turkmen Alabay Dog Association,[37] and president of the International Ahal Teke Horse Breeding Association.[38]

Military service[]

Berdimuhamedow served two years of mandatory military service from 2001 to 2003. On 27 October 2017 Berdimuhamedow was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. His promotion ceremony was broadcast on national television. His branch of service is unknown,[11] but on 7 March 2021 he was shown on national television in uniform wearing the shoulder patch of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. The same video showed him wearing shoulder boards indicating the rank of colonel, and the decree awarding him the honorary title of "Defender of Homeland Turkmenistan" referred to him as a colonel.[1][2]

Awards[]

Decorations[]

  • Order of "Garaşsyz Türkmenistana bolan beýik söýgüsi üçin" ("For great love of independent Turkmenistan")
  • "Mälikguly Berdimuhamedow" medal
  • Jubilee medal "Türkmenistanyň Garaşsyzlygynyň 25 ýyllygyna" ("25 years of Turkmenistan's Independence")[39]
  • Jubilee medal "Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 25 ýyllygyna" ("25 years of Turkmenistan's neutrality")[30]

Honorary Titles[]

  • "Türkmenistanyň Watan goragçysy" (2021) ("Defender of Homeland Turkmenistan")[2]
  • "Türkmenistanyň at gazanan itşynasy" (2021) ("Meritorious Dog Breeder of Turkmenistan")[40][41]

Personal life[]

Serdar Berdimuhamedow is married and has four children.[7] A classmate at the Russian Diplomatic Academy described him as even-tempered and unassuming.[42] Instructors and other classmates reportedly described him as "modest, responsive, polite, and calm."[11]

References[]

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  9. ^ "Сердар Бердымухамедов получил пост заместителя хякима Ахалского велаята" (in Russian). SNG.TODAY. 3 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Младший Бердымухамедов стал кандидатом наук" (in Russian). Хроника Туркменистана. 20 October 2014.
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  31. ^ "Türkmenistanyň Ministrler Kabinetiniň we Döwlet howpsuzlyk geňeşiniň bilelikdäki giňişleýin mejlisi" (in Turkmen). Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gümrük Gullugy. 12 February 2021.
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  39. ^ "УКАЗ Президента Туркменистана О награждении юбилейной медалью Туркменистана «Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 25 ýyllygyna»" (in Russian). parahat.info. 11 December 2020.
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