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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Politician

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedovs · Gurbanguli Berdimuhammedov · Gurbangulis Berdimuhamedovas · Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow · Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow · 25 more...				[sources]
Other name	Goerbangoeli Berdimoechamedov · Gourbangouly Berdymouhamedov · Gourbangouly Berdymoukhamedov · Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedov · Gurbanguli Berdymuhamedov · 77 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Arkadag · Berdimuhamedov · Berdimuhamedow · Berdimuhammedov · Berdimuhammedow · 10 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1957-06-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Babarap				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Turkmenistan				[sources]
Citizenship	Soviet Union · Turkmenistan				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Last name	Berdimuhamedow				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57530				[sources]
Position	Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan (2021-) · Chairman, Dowlet Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh (upper house of the legislature) · President of Turkmenistan (2007-2022) · Vice President of Turkmenistan (2001-2007)				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Economics · Doctor of Sciences in Medicine · Myrat Garryyev State Medical University of Turkmenistan (-1979)				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-28	Last processed	2025-09-28	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Serdar Berdimuhamedow Politician	child · father	-	-
Gulnabat Dovletova Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chairman, Dowlet Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh (upper house of the legislature)	-	-
President of Turkmenistan	2007-02-14

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ogulgerek Berdimuhamedowa Politician	spouse	-	-

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US CIA World Leaders11,019

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,806

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Source data IDs: us-cia-turkmenistan-gurbanguly-berdimuhamedow-chmn-dowlet-maslahaty-of-the-milli-gengesh-upper-house-of-the-legislature · us-cia-turkmenistan-gurbanguly-berdimuhamedow-pres ·

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