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