Sherali Mirzo

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Sherali Mirzo
Шералӣ Мирзо
Sherali Mirzo in St. Petersburg.jpg
Minister of Defense of Tajikistan
Assumed office
November 20, 2013
PresidentEmomali Rahmon
Preceded bySherali Khayrulloyev
Personal details
Born
Sheralishoh Fayzalievich Mirzoev

(1967-05-24) 24 May 1967 (age 54)
Moskovskiy District, Khatlon Region, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Tajikistan
Branch/serviceTajik National Army
Years of service1994-present
RankColonel General
Battles/warsTajik Civil War

Colonel General[1] Sheralishoh Fayzalievich Mirzoev (Tajik: Шералӣ Мирзо) (Tajik: Шералишоҳ Файзалиевич Мирзоев) is the current Minister of Defense of Tajikistan. He held this office since November 20, 2013, succeeding Sherali Khayrulloyev.[2][3][4][5]

Biography[]

Mirzo in Astana.

Early life and military career[]

Mirzo was born in 1967 in the Moskovskiy District (present day Hamadoni) in the Khatlon Region in the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. He graduated from the and joined the armed forces after independence in 1994. During the Tajik civil war, he commanded the military forces of the Vose' District. In 1994-1995 he was a senior officer of the military training department of the Ministry of Defense and from 1997-2002, he was the commander of the 7th Separate Motor Rifle Battalion.[6] He was appointed to this position on 13 August of that year to replace Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev,[7] holding the rank of a Lieutenant colonel at the time.[8] He spent four years studying at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

Appointment to high positions[]

From 2005–2006, he served as Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Defense before being moving to the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) which succeeded the KGB of the Tajik SSR.[9] It was the SCNS where he served as the commander of the Tajik Border Troops, as well as First Deputy SCNS Chairman. On October 3, 2013 by order of a presidential decree he was appointed Minister of Defense by President Emomali Rahmon. He succeeded Sherali Khayrulloyev who resigned as Minister of Defense due to "health reasons".[10][11][12]

Actions as Minister of Defense[]

In November 2018, it was revealed that Mirzo had built a health center at his own expense in the Baljuvon District.[13] Under his leadership, the first military exercises with Uzbekistan took place at the Chorukhdairon Military Training Ground in the Sughd Region. The Armed Forces Command Center was also launched under his tenure.[14] In 2021, he visited Tehran, agreeing with General Mohammad Baqeri to establish a joint defensive and military committee between the National Army and the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces.[15][16][17][18]

In 2014, he accompanied President Rahmon in Sochi as part of a delegation to take part in the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[19] In 2016, a parade on Dousti Square that honored the 25th anniversary of independence was held, with Lieutenant General Mirzo inspecting the parade along Rudaki Avenue and congratulating participants on the anniversary.[20][21]

Awards[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Kucera, Joshua (2013-11-22). "Tajikistan's Long-Serving Defense Minister Replaced". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  3. ^ "ШЕРАЛӢ Мирзо | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj (in Tajik). Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  4. ^ "Мирзо Шерали". who.ca-news.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  5. ^ "Ш.Мирзо - новый министр обороны, Р.Рахмоналиев - начальник Погранвойск, Б.Джамолзода - командующий Нацгвардией Таджикистана".
  6. ^ "Дар ҷашни 50-солагӣ вазири мудофиа омодагии қисмҳои гарнизони Душанберо месанҷад | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". www.asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  7. ^ "МАҲМУД ХУДОЙБЕРДИЕВ: ПОЛКОВНИКИ БАЛВОГАР. ҚИСМИ 3". akhbor.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  8. ^ "ЯКЕ АЗ АВВАЛИН ҚИСМҲОИ ҲАРБӢ". Вазорати Мудофияи Ҷумуҳурии Тоҷикистон (in Russian). 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  9. ^ "Rahmon Appoints New Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs - Jamestown". Jamestown. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  10. ^ "Тағйироти кадрӣ дар сохторҳои қудратӣ". Радиои Озодӣ. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  11. ^ "Роҳбарият". www.mort.tj. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  12. ^ "Министр обороны Таджикистана в свой юбилей проверяет боеготовность частей Душанбинского гарнизона | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  13. ^ "Defense minister builds health center at his own expense". 26 November 2018.
  14. ^ "5 дастоварди артиши Тоҷикистон тӯли 5 соли кори вазири мудофиа Шералӣ Мирзо | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". www.asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  15. ^ "Iran, Tajikistan agree to establish joint defense committee". Tehran Times. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  16. ^ "Tajik MoD meets with Iran's top military cmdr". Mehr News Agency. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  17. ^ "Iran and Tajikistan Announce Formation of Joint Military Committee". Jamestown. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  18. ^ https://mfa.tj/tg/tehran/view/7559/safari-rasmii-vaziri-mudofiai-tojikiston-ba-eron. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Working visit to Sochi of Russian Federation | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". president.tj. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  20. ^ "Military parade in honor of XXV anniversary of the State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  21. ^ "Dushanbe hosts military parade in honor of 25 years of Tajikistan's independence". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  22. ^ "Ceremony of awarding state decorations | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". president.tj. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
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