Original: Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow (19 February 1940  21 December 2006) was a Turkmen politician who served as President (later President for Life) of Turkmenistan from 2 November 1990 until his death in 2006.
Simplified: Saparmurat Niyazov (February 19, 1940 - December 21, 2006) was the first President of Turkmenistan.