Turkmen Agricultural University
Serdar Berdimuhamedow went to which school from 2000 to 2001?
Serdar Berdimuhamedow Serdar Gurbangulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow ( ; born 22 September 1981 ) is a Turkmen politician and deputy chairman of government and the only son of the countrys president , Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow . He has widely been considered to be the apparent successor to his father . Little was known about him until recent times . Early career and education . Serdar Berdimuhamedow studied at Secondary School No . 43 in Ashgabat from 1987 to 1997 . Between 1997 and 2001 he studied at the Turkmen Agricultural University , graduating as an engineer-technologist . From July to November 2001 he worked in the Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations of the Food Processing Association , followed by two years of mandatory military service . From 2003 to 2008 he worked again at the Food Processing Association in the fruit and vegetable department and in the non-alcoholic beer and wine department . Between 2008 and 2011 Berdimuhamedow studied at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , earning a diploma in international relations . During this period he was assigned to the Turkmen Embassy in Moscow as counselor of embassy . From 2011 to 2013 he studied at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy , earning a post-graduate degree in European and international security affairs . He was concurrently assigned to the Turkmen Mission to the United Nations in Geneva as a counselor of embassy . From August to December 2013 he served as head of the European Department of the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs . From 2013 to 2016 he was deputy director of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources . From 2016 to 2017 he was chairman of the Department of International Information of the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs . On 18 August 2014 , Serdar Berdimuhamedow defended a dissertation at the Turkmen Academy of Sciences to earn the degree of candidate of science . In July 2015 he was awarded a doctorate in technical sciences . Styling . He is often styled as “the son of the nation” by state media in Turkmenistan . Political career . Serdar rose to the political spotlight following his appointment as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in March 2018 . In November 2016 , he won a seat in the Mejlis representing the 25th parliamentary district centered on Dushak , a town in Ahal Province . In March 2018 , he was re-elected to the Assembly of Turkmenistan with over 90% of the votes cast in his district . He chaired the committee on legislation and norms as of March 2017 . In January 2019 , Berdimuhamedow was shifted to the position of deputy governor of Ahal Province , the native region of most of the Turkmen elite . In June 2019 , Berdimuhamedow was elevated to governor ( häkim ) of Ahal Province . In February 2020 , Berdimuhamedow was appointed minister of industry and construction materials of Turkmenistan . On 1 May 2020 , Berdimuhamedow was elected chairperson of the Turkmen Alabay Dog Association . On 11 February 2021 , Berdimuhamedow was promoted to deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for innovation and digitization , a new position . He was simultaneously appointed to the State Security Council and chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of Turkmenistan . In April 2021 , Berdimuhamedow was unanimously elected president of the International Ahal Teke Horse Breeding Association . Military service . On 27 October 2017 Berdimuhamedow was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel . His promotion ceremony was broadcast on national television . His branch of service is unknown , but on 7 March 2021 he was shown on national television in uniform wearing the shoulder patch of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan . The same video showed him wearing shoulder boards indicating the rank of colonel , and the decree awarding him the honorary title of Defender of Homeland Turkmenistan referred to him as a colonel . Awards . Decorations . - Order of Garaşsyz Türkmenistana bolan beýik söýgüsi üçin ( For great love of independent Turkmenistan ) - Mälikguly Berdimuhamedow medal - Jubilee medal Türkmenistanyň Garaşsyzlygynyň 25 ýyllygyna ( 25 years of Turkmenistans Independence ) - Jubilee medal Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 25 ýyllygyna ( 25 years of Turkmenistans neutrality ) Honorary Titles . - Türkmenistanyň Watan goragçysy ( 2021 ) ( Defender of Homeland Turkmenistan ) - Türkmenistanyň at gazanan itşynasy ( 2021 ) ( Meritorious Dog Breeder of Turkmenistan ) Personal life . Serdar Berdimuhamedow is married and has four children . A classmate at the Russian Diplomatic Academy described him as even-tempered and unassuming . Instructors and other classmates reportedly described him as modest , responsive , polite , and calm .