The following is a list of heads of government of Turkmenistan since the establishment of that position in 1925.
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 (1909–1970) | October 1937 | 17 October 1945 | 8 years | |
3 | Sukhan Babayev (1910–1995) | 17 October 1945 | 15 March 1946 | 149 days |
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 (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 (1928–?) | 25 December 1969 | 17 December 1975 | 5 years, 357 days | |
7 | Bally Yazkuliyev (born 1930) | 17 December 1975 | 15 December 1978 | 2 years, 363 days | |
8 | Chary Karriyev (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 (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 |
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.
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 | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | 1st | Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006) |
1990 | 2 November 1990 | 16 December 1991 | 16 years,
49 days |
Communist 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–) |
— | 21 December 2006 | 14 February 2007 | 15 years, 189 days | Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
↓ | ||
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–) |
19 March 2022 | Incumbent | 101 days | Democratic Party of Turkmenistan |