| President of Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|
| Türkmenistanyň prezidenti | |
 Emblem of Turkmenistan | |
 Standard of the president of Turkmenistan | |
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| Style | Mr President (informal) Distinguished President of Turkmenistan (formal) His Excellency[1] (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of state Head of government |
| Member of | |
| Residence | Oguzhan Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Ashgabat |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | 7 years, renewable |
| Formation | 2 November 1990 (Turkmen SSR) 27 October 1991 (Turkmenistan) |
| First holder | Saparmyrat Nyýazow |
| Succession | Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan |
| Deputy | Vice President of Turkmenistan |
| Salary | 442,800 Turkmenistani manat/10,800 USD annually[2] |
The president of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň prezidenti), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the supreme commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and heads the State Security Council.
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current president of Turkmenistan, the third in the history of the country since it gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. He succeeded his father, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow when the latter stepped down in 2022 after a reign of 15 years, the first president to do so. In the 2022 election, Berdimuhamedow received 72.97% of the country's popular vote against nine other candidates. International observers have criticized the honesty of this election.[3] The country passed reforms in 2016 eliminating term limits for the presidency and removing the previous age requirement of below 70, as well as extending the term from five to seven years.[4]
- ^ UNITED NATIONS HEADS OF STATE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MINISTERS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS Protocol and Liaison Service
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- ^ "Turkmenistan leader's son wins presidential election". AP NEWS. Associated Press. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "The president of Turkmenistan wins re-election with 98% of the vote". The Economist. Retrieved 26 February 2017.