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The following is a list of heads of government of Turkmenistan since the establishment of that position in 1925.

List of heads of government of Turkmenistan (1925–1992)

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1925–1991)

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Kaikhaziz Atabayev (1887–1938)	20 February 1925	8 July 1937	12 years, 138 days
2		Aitbay Khudaybergenov [ru] (1909–1970)	October 1937	17 October 1945	8 years
3		Sukhan Babayev (1910–1995)	17 October 1945	15 March 1946	149 days

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Sukhan Babayev (1910–1995)	15 March 1946	14 July 1951	5 years, 121 days
2		Balysh Ovezov (1915–1975)	14 July 1951	14 January 1958	6 years, 184 days
3		Dzhuma Durdy Karayev (1910–1960)	14 January 1958	20 January 1959	1 year, 6 days
(2)		Balysh Ovezov (1915–1975)	20 January 1959	13 June 1960	1 year, 145 days
4		Abdy Annaliyev [ru] (1920–2007)	13 June 1960	26 March 1963	2 years, 286 days
5		Muhammetnazar Gapurow (1922–1999)	26 March 1963	25 December 1969	6 years, 274 days
6		Oraz Orazmuhammedow [ru] (1928–?)	25 December 1969	17 December 1975	5 years, 357 days
7		Bally Yazkuliyev [ru] (born 1930)	17 December 1975	15 December 1978	2 years, 363 days
8		Chary Karriyev [ru] (born 1932)	15 December 1978	26 March 1985	6 years, 101 days
9		Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006)	26 March 1985	4 January 1986	284 days
10		Annamurat Hojamyradow [ru] (born 1935)	4 January 1986	17 November 1989	3 years, 317 days
11		Han Ahmedow (1936–2006)	5 December 1989	27 October 1991	1 year, 344 days

Republic of Turkmenistan (1991–present)

Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Han Ahmedow (1936–2006)	27 October 1991	18 May 1992	204 days	TDP

After the passing of the current Constitution of Turkmenistan in 1992, the position of Prime Minister was abolished and President of Turkmenistan also become Head of Government.

Turkmenistan (1990–present)

The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as president, while the second column consecutively numbers the presidential Prime Minister terms or administrations.

No.	Terms	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
					Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	1st		Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006)	1990 1992 President for life	2 November 1990	16 December 1991	16 years, 49 days	Communist Party of Turkmenistan ↓ Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
(1)					16 December 1991	21 June 1992
	2nd				21 June 1992	28 December 1999[1]
	3rd				28 December 1999	21 December 2006[2]
—			Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957–)	— 2007 2012 2017	21 December 2006	14 February 2007	15 years, 189 days	Democratic Party of Turkmenistan ↓ Independent
2	1st				14 February 2007	17 February 2012
	2nd				17 February 2012	17 February 2017
	3rd				17 February 2017	19 March 2022
3			Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981–)	2022	19 March 2022	Incumbent	101 days	Democratic Party of Turkmenistan