Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)
The Chief of the General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches. The Chief of the General Staff represents the entire Turkmen military and is in command of the leaders of the Turkmen National Guard, Turkmen Ground Forces, Turkmen Air Force, Turkmen Air Defense Forces, Turkmen Navy and the Turkmen Border Troops.
Chief of the General Staff | |
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Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy | |
Incumbent Akmurad Anamedov since 2019 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces |
Reports to | Major General Begench Gundogdyev, Minister of Defense |
Residence | Ashgabat |
Appointer | President of Turkmenistan |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Turkmenistan |
Formation | 1994 |
First holder | Major General Annamurat Soltanov |
List of Chiefs
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Annamurat Soltanov (born 1943) | Major General1994 | 11 February 1997 | 2–3 years | . | |
2 | Akmurad Mulkamanov | Major General11 February 1997 | 17 September 1998 | 1 year, 218 days | . | |
3 | Serdar Charyyarov | Lieutenant General17 September 1998 | 26 May 2003 | 4 years, 251 days | [1] | |
4 | Rejepgeldy Nursakhatov | Major General26 May 2003 | 23 February 2004 | 273 days | [2] | |
5 | Mohammedkuli Atabaev | Lieutenant General23 February 2004 | 5 November 2009 | 5 years, 255 days | . | |
6 | Begench Gundogdyev (born 1976) | Major General5 November 2009 | 29 March 2011 | 1 year, 144 days | [3][4] | |
7 | Ismail Ismailov | Major General29 March 2011 | c. 2018 | 6–7 years | [5] | |
8 | Akmurad Anamedov | Colonelc. 2019 | Incumbent | 4–5 years | . |
References
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