Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow (Turkmen pronunciation: [ɾɑˈʃɪt ˌøβɛðɡɛldɪˈjɛβɪtʃ mɛɾɛˈdoβ]; born 29 May[citation needed] 1960) is a Turkmen politician and diplomat who has served as Vice President of Turkmenistan since 2007, and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2001.[1]
Raşit Meredow | |
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![]() Meredow in 2014 | |
First Vice President of Turkmenistan | |
Assumed office 17 February 2007 | |
President | Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Serdar Berdimuhamedow |
Preceded by | Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 7 July 2001 | |
President | Saparmurat Niyazov Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Serdar Berdimuhamedow |
Preceded by | Batyr Berdiýew |
Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan | |
In office 7 May 2001 – 7 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | Sakhat Muradow |
Succeeded by | Redzhepbay Arayow |
Personal details | |
Born | Rashit Ovezgeldyyevich Meredov 29 May 1960 [citation needed] Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union (now Turkmenistan) |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Kerim Meredov |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Biography
editRaşit Meredow was born in Ashgabat on 29 May 1960.[citation needed] His father Öwezgeldi was a Turkmen scientist and lawyer. His mother is an ethnic Azerbaijani.[2] Meredow's relatives on his mother’s side live in the city of Mary, where she herself spent her childhood before moving to Ashgabat.[3] Meredow’s sister and close relatives live in Mary, with his sister teaching at a local high school.
In 1977, he entered the Moscow State University department of law. In 1982, he began as a teacher in the department of civil law and civil process of the Turkmen State University. In 1984-1987, he studied as a post-graduate student at the Moscow State University. He holds a master's degree in law. In 1987-1990, he was lecturer, senior teacher in the department of civil law and civil process of the Turkmen State University. In 1990-1991, he was chief consultant, head of sector, head of department in the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan. Starting in 1991, he worked as head of law enforcing agencies department of the council for coordination of law enforcing agencies under the President of Turkmenistan. Starting in March 1993, he worked as head of the law department in the office of the President of Turkmenistan. Starting in December 1994, he was chairman of the law committee of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. Starting in 1996, he was deputy director of the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan.
In May 1999, he was appointed as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. In December 1999, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. In May 2001, he was elected as Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan.[4] In July 2001, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Starting in August 2001, he simultaneously performed duties of director of the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, a position from which was dismissed in 2005 for "poor performance" of his duties.[5][6]
He speaks fluent Turkish,[7] Russian and English in addition to his native Turkmen. He is currently the longest-serving foreign minister in the world.
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Turkmen foreign minister in Sofia for OSCE summit", Turkmenistan.ru, 6 December 2004, accessed via nl.newsbank.com, retrieved 2011-07-23
- ^ "Рашид Мередов — туркменский Саакашвили?". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ "Мередов, Рашид". lenta.ru. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Abazov, Rafis (2005). Historical Dictionary of Turkmenistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810853621.
- ^ "Министр иностранных дел Рашид Мередов назначен заместителем Председателя Кабинета Министров Туркменистана | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Turkmen president relieves Rashid Meredov of his duties as vice prime-minister | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Türkmenistan Dışişleri Bakanı Raşid Meredov ile Ortak Basın Toplantısı". YouTube. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ^ "УКАЗ Президента Туркменистана О награждении юбилейной медалью Туркменистана "Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 25 ýyllygyna"" (in Russian). parahat.info. 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Лента событий | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Президент Туркменистана принял представителей делегации Узбекистана" (in Russian). Туркменистан сегодня. 26 August 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to Rashid Meredov at Wikimedia Commons