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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 405 entities connected with Turkmenistan. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Turkmenistan. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Turkmenistan

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Turkmenistan.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 307 entities identified as PEPs connected with Turkmenistan.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Turkmenistan11-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture1--
Minister of Construction & Architecture1--
Minister of Culture1--
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Energy1--
Minister of Environmental Protection1--
Minister of Finance & Economy1--
Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan-3-
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan--1
Minister of Health & Medical Industry1--
Minister of Industry & Construction1--
Minister of Internal Affairs15-
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Labor & Social Protection1--
Minister of National Security1--
Minister of Textile Industry1--
Minister of Trade & Foreign Economic Relations1--
Secretary, Security Council1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman, Dowlet Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh (upper house of the legislature)1--
Chairman, Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh (lower house of the legislature)1--
Member of the Mejlis-13684
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Prosecutor General1--
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Angola to Turkmenistan--1
ambassador of France to Turkmenistan-11
ambassador of Palestine to Turkmenistan-21
ambassador of Poland to Turkmenistan-2-
ambassador of Spain to Turkmenistan-61
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Turkmenistan-51
ambassador of Turkmenistan to Japan-11
Ambassador to the US1--
Saudi Arabia ambassador to Turkmenistan-21
United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan--2
State-owned enterprisesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman, State Concern - Turkmengaz1--

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan8--
Minister of Finance-5-
Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan-31
Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan-3-
Vice President of Turkmenistan-12
First Lady of Turkmenistan-11
Member of the Assembly of Turkmenistan--2

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...