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Below is a list of leaders of present-day Turkmenistan since the establishment of Turkmen SSR in 1925.
C Constitutional referendum
† Died in office
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006) |
1990 | 2 November 1990 | 21 December 2006 [†] | 16 years, 49 days | CPT |
1992 | DPT | ||||||
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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957–) |
— | 21 December 2006 | 14 February 2007 | 55 days | DPT |
2 |
2007 2012 |
14 February 2007 | 19 March 2022 | 15 years, 33 days | |||
2017 | Independent | ||||||
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Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981–) |
19 March 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 103 days | DPT |
On 21 January 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedow appointed his father, former President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan with the title "National Leader" ( Turkmen: Milli Lider). [4] [5] [6] [7]