Qahhor Mahkamov | |
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Қаҳҳор Маҳкамов | |
 Mahkamov in 1991 | |
| 1st President of Tajikistan | |
| In office 30 November 1990 – 31 August 1991 | |
| Vice President | Izatullo Khayoyev |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Qadriddin Aslonov (Acting) |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan | |
| In office 14 December 1985 – 31 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Rahmon Nabiyev |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Full member of the 28th Politburo | |
| In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Tajikistan | |
| In office 2000–2016 | |
| Appointed by | Emomali Rahmon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1932 Khujand, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 June 2016 (aged 84) Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Nationality | Tajik |
| Political party | Communist Party of Tajikistan |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Mining Institute |
Qahhor Mahkamov (Russian: Кахар Махкамович Махкамов, romanized: Kakhar Makhkamovich Makhkamov, Tajik: Қаҳҳор Маҳкамов; alternative spelling Kahar Mahkamov; 16 April 1932 – 8 June 2016) was a Tajik politician who served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1985 to 1991 and was the first President of Tajikistan from November 1990 until his fall in the August 1991 coup.