Original: Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov ; 19 February 1940 - 21 December 2006 ) , ( Russian : ) ( Turkmen : Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow ) 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 .