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Rustam Emomali
Tajik politician (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rustam Emomali (Tajik: Рустам Эмомалӣ, romanized: Rustam Emomalî/Rustam Emomalī; [ɾusˈtʰæm e̞mɔmaˈli] born 19 December 1987) is a Tajik politician who is the current Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan,[1] Mayor of Dushanbe and the eldest son of Emomali Rahmon, the long-standing president of Tajikistan.[2]
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Rustam Emomali is believed to be prepared by his father to succeed him as the leader of Tajikistan; he holds the title of the constitutionally designated successor to the presidency.[3] He heads the anti-corruption agency in Tajikistan and the state's financial oversight agency.[4] Despite not having served in the armed forces, he holds the rank of major general.[5][6] He was appointed as the mayor of Dushanbe by his father in 2017 at the age of 29.[4]
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Early life and football career
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Rustam Emomali was born as Rustam Emomalievich Rahmonov (Tajik: Рустам Эмомалиевич Раҳмонов; [ɾusˈtʰam e̞mɔmaˈlije̞vitʃ ɾahˈmɔnɔv]) in the district of Danghara, Kulob oblast (present-day Khatlon province) in Tajikistan, to parents Emomali Rahmon and Azizmo Asadullayeva. He graduated from the Tajik State National University with a specialist's degree in International Economic Relations and took courses with the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[7][8] In 2007, following his father's suit, he dropped the Russian-style patronymic and last name, adopting his father's first name, Emomali, as his new surname.
In 2007, Rustam Emomali co-founded the Dushanbe-based football club Istiklol and, during the next several years, he served as the club's captain and played for it as a striker.[9] The club has won five national championships consecutively since 2011, owing at least partially to very favorable refereeing and other preferences.[10][11] In 2011, Rustam Emomali was appointed deputy president of Tajikistan's Football Federation (TFT) and joined the International Relations Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia.[12] In January 2012, the TFT named Rustam Emomali its new president.[13] Following the appointment, he stopped playing for FC Istiklol and promised to cut all ties to the club. Starting in 2012, he served as a member of the FIFA Development Committee for two years.[14] In 2016, the TFT reelected Rustam Emomali as its president for another four years.[15]
He is known for his two expensive hobbies: car racing and collecting sports cars.[16]
He is the first recipient of "Argali Conservation Achievement Award".[17]
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Political career
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After graduating from the university, Rustam Emomali enjoyed rapid career growth thanks to his status as a son of the country's president. In 2006, he was appointed a leading specialist at Tajikistan's Organization for Cooperation with the World Trade Organization.[18] In 2009, he got a job as a leading specialist in the State Committee on Investments and State Property (SCISP) and was soon promoted to the position of a head of a department in the committee. During his work in the SCISP, he also served as an adviser to the committee.[19] Also in 2009, Rustam Emomali was appointed a deputy head of the Youth Union, the Tajik successor to the Soviet-era Komsomol organization.[20] Starting in 2009, Rustam Emomali began attending major international summits and meetings with foreign dignitaries in Tajikistan.[21] In 2010, he became a member of the central executive committee of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan and was elected a member of the Dushanbe municipal parliament.[22][23]
In February 2011, Emomali Rahmon appointed Rustam Emomali head of the anti-smuggling department in the Customs Service, the first in a number of senior law-enforcement positions that the Tajik president's son has held.[19][24] Soon after the appointment, he was given the rank of major.[25] In November 2013, Rustam Emomali was appointed head of the Customs Service.[26] The appointment came with a new military rank, major general.[5] In March 2015, president Emomali Rahmon appointed his son to head Tajikistan's principal anti-corruption agency, the State Agency For Financial Control and Measures Against Corruption.[27] In January 2017, Rustam Emomali was appointed Mayor of Dushanbe, a key position, which is seen by some analysts as the next step to the top of the government.[28]
Political succession speculations
Rustam Emomali's rapid career growth and his appointments to a number of different senior government positions has fueled speculations that he was being prepared to succeed his father as the leader of Tajikistan.[3] Rustam Emomali attends all key international summits in the country and accompanies his father during his frequent tours around the country.
On 22 May 2016, a nationwide referendum approved a number of changes to the country's constitution.[29] One of the key amendments reduced the minimum eligibility age for presidential candidates from 35 to 30, effectively enabling Rustam Emomali to succeed his father in office after 2017.[30]
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Personal life
Rustam Emomali is the oldest son of Tajikistan's president, Emomali Rahmon. He has eight siblings, including a younger brother, Somon.[31][32] He got married in 2009 to a daughter of a well-connected entrepreneur who owns a number of food-processing enterprises.[33] The couple has three children, two sons and a daughter.[34] Rustam's elder sister, Ozoda Rahmon, is the Presidential chief of staff[35] and a former senator.[36][37] One of his other sisters, Zarina Rahmon, was a deputy head of Orienbank, appointed in January 2017.[38][39]
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