President of Turkmenistan

President of Turkmenistan (Turkmen:Türkmenistanyň prezidenti) is the head of state, head of government and the chief executive of Turkmenistan

President of Turkmenistan Türkmenistanyň prezidenti
Coat of Arms of Turkmenistan
Standard of the President of Turkmenistan
Incumbent Serdar Berdimuhamedow since 19 March 2022
Style	His Excellency (international correspondence) Mr. President (informally) Distinguished Supreme Commander-in-Chief (military) Arkadag (for President Berdimuhamedow only)
Member of	Cabinet of Ministers State Security Council
Residence	Oguzkhan Presidential Palace
Seat	Ashgabat
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	7 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Saparmurat Niyazov
Formation	2 November 1990 (Turkmen SSR) 27 October 1991 (Turkmenistan)
Succession	Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan
Deputy	Vice President of Turkmenistan
Salary	10,800 USD[1]

Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current President of Turkmenistan, only the third in the history of the country since it gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The President is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and the Chairman of the country's Cabinet of Ministers.

Term limits

The country passed reforms in 2016 eliminating term limits for the presidency and removing the age requirement of below 70, as well as extending the term from five to seven years.^[2]

Requirements for presidents and removal from office

Requirements for candidates for President of Turkmenistan include the following:^[3]

• Must have been born in Turkmenistan
• Must be fluent in the Turkmen language
• Must be at least 40 years old
• Must have resided in Turkmenistan for the past 15 consecutive years
• Must be employed

List of presidents

No.	Name (birth and death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Years and Days in office	Election	Political party
1	Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006)		2 November 1990	21 December 2006 (Died in office)	16 years, 49 days	1990		Communist
						1992		Democratic
—	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957–)		21 December 2006	14 February 2007	55 days	_		Democratic
2			14 February 2007	19 March 2022	15 years, 33 days	2007 2012
						2017		Independent
3	Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981–)		19 March 2022		2 years, 190 days	2022		Democratic

References

1. "Зарплата для избранных". 9 October 2006.
2. "The president of Turkmenistan wins re-election with 98% of the vote". The Economist. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
3. Конституция Туркмении

Other websites

• U.S. State Department profile of Turkmenistan