President of Turkmenistan

President of Turkmenistan (Turkmen:Türkmenistanyň prezidenti) is the head of state, head of government and the chief executive of Turkmenistan

Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current President of Turkmenistan, only the third in the history of the country since it gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The President is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and the Chairman of the country's Cabinet of Ministers.

Term limits
The country passed reforms in 2016 eliminating term limits for the presidency and removing the age requirement of below 70, as well as extending the term from five to seven years. 

 Requirements for presidents and removal from office 
Requirements for candidates for President of Turkmenistan include the following:Конституция Туркмении

 Must have been born in Turkmenistan
 Must be fluent in the Turkmen language
 Must be at least 40 years old 
 Must have resided in Turkmenistan for the past 15 consecutive years
 Must be employed

List of presidents
Name(birth and death)PortraitTook officeLeft officeYears and Days in officeElectionPolitical party1Saparmurat Niyazov(1940–2006)100px2 November 199021 December 2006(Died in office)1990Communist1992Democratic — Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow(1957–)100px21 December 200614 February 2007_Democratic214 February 200719 March 2022 200720122017 Independent3Serdar Berdimuhamedow(1981–)100px19 March 20222022 Democratic

References

Other websites
U.S. State Department profile of Turkmenistan

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