List of Presidents of Tajikistan
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The President of Tajikistan is the Head of State
and highest position within the Government of Tajikistan. The position of President was created in November 1990 while Tajikistan was still a Soviet Republic
. The president of Tajikistan lives in the capital, Dushanbe
.
, who held the position of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan
and was appointed President of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in November 1990. Mahkamov served both as First Secretary and President but was forced to resign in August 1991 due to the unpopularity of his support for the August Coup of 1991 in Moscow and the resulting street demonstrations in Dushanbe
. From 1991 to 1992 the post of the president changed hands several times due to the political changes and uncertainly following the dissolution of the Soviet Union
and ensuing social unrest and violence in the Tajikistan Civil War
. Since 1992 Emomali Rahmonov
has held the position of the presidency. The last presidential elections were last held in 2006. Presidential elections in Tajikistan have consistently been criticized by international observers as unfair and favoring the ruling party.
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan is elected by national vote for the seven year term and could be re-elected only once.
The President is also a Commander in Chief of the National Army.
The office of the President consisting of 5 departments and 24 offices is the executive arm of the President, including, inter alia, the following are the most important ones:
In addition to the executive office of the President, there is a Security Council and five State Advisors, including the State Advisor on Economic Issues, State Advisor on International Affairs, State Advisor on Science and Social issues, State Advisor on Public Affairs, Information and Culture and State Advisor on Defense and Law Enforcement.
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
and highest position within the Government of Tajikistan. The position of President was created in November 1990 while Tajikistan was still a Soviet Republic
Republics of the Soviet Union
The Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were ethnically-based administrative units that were subordinated directly to the Government of the Soviet Union...
. The president of Tajikistan lives in the capital, Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
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History of the Presidency
The first president of Tajikistan was Qahhor MahkamovQahhor Mahkamov
Qahhor Mahkamov served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was the first President of Tajikistan.-Early life and career:...
, who held the position of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan
The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan was the head of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and the highest Executive power in the republic of Tajikistan from 1924 until November 1990.-History:...
and was appointed President of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in November 1990. Mahkamov served both as First Secretary and President but was forced to resign in August 1991 due to the unpopularity of his support for the August Coup of 1991 in Moscow and the resulting street demonstrations in Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
. From 1991 to 1992 the post of the president changed hands several times due to the political changes and uncertainly following the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and ensuing social unrest and violence in the Tajikistan Civil War
Tajikistan Civil War
The Civil War in Tajikistan began in May 1992 when ethnic groups from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions, which were underrepresented in the ruling elite, rose up against the national government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, in which people from the Leninabad and Kulyab regions dominated...
. Since 1992 Emomali Rahmonov
Emomali Rahmonov
Emomalii Rahmon has served as the head of state of the Republic of Tajikistan since 1992, under the position of President since 1994.-Biography:...
has held the position of the presidency. The last presidential elections were last held in 2006. Presidential elections in Tajikistan have consistently been criticized by international observers as unfair and favoring the ruling party.
Constitutional role
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan is the head of the state and the Chairman of the Government - the highest executive body of the country.The President of the Republic of Tajikistan is elected by national vote for the seven year term and could be re-elected only once.
The President is also a Commander in Chief of the National Army.
The office of the President consisting of 5 departments and 24 offices is the executive arm of the President, including, inter alia, the following are the most important ones:
- Department on constitutional rights of citizens
- Public affairs, information and cultural affairs department
- Social policy department
- Department on economic policy
In addition to the executive office of the President, there is a Security Council and five State Advisors, including the State Advisor on Economic Issues, State Advisor on International Affairs, State Advisor on Science and Social issues, State Advisor on Public Affairs, Information and Culture and State Advisor on Defense and Law Enforcement.
Executive Secretaries of the Tajik Provincial Committee Communist Party
- Chinor Imomov (1924 - 1925)
- Boris Tolpygo (1925 - 1927)
- Mumin Khodzhayev (1927 - 1928)
- Ali Heydar Ibash Shervoni (1928 - 1929)
- Shirinsho ShotemurShirinsho ShotemurShirinsho Shotemur is a prominent Tajik politician of the twentieth century, who has made a major contribution to the early history of the Soviet Tajikistan.-Life and political activity:...
(1929 - November 1929)
First Secretaries of the Tajik Communist Party
- Mirza Davud HuseynovMirza Davud HuseynovMirza Davud Baghir oglu Huseynov , also spelled Husseynov or Guseynov , was an Azerbaijani revolutionary and statesman.-Early life:Huseynov was born in a religious family in March 1894 in Baku...
(November 1929 - 3 November 1933) - Grigory BroydoGrigory BroydoGrigory Isaakovich Broydo served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from November 3, 1933 to 1934.-References:...
(3 November 1933 - 8 January 1934) - Suren Shadunts (8 January 1934 - September 1937)
- Urunboi UshturovUrunboi UshturovUrumbay Ashurovich Ashurov was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan between September 1937 and March 1938....
(September 1937 - March 1938) - Dmitri Protopopov (April 1938 - August 1946)
- Bobojon GhafurovBobojon GhafurovBobojon Ghafurovich Ghafurov was a Tajik historian, academician, and the author of several books published in Russian and Tajik, including History of Tajikistan and The Tajiks. He was born in the village of Isfisar near Khujand in Tajikistan...
(16 August 1946 - 24 May 1956) - Tursun UljabayevTursun UljabayevTursun Uljabayevich Uljabayev was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan between May 24, 1956 and April 12, 1961....
(24 May 1956 - 12 April 1961) - Jabbor RasulovJabbor RasulovJabbor Rasulovich Rasulov was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan between April 12, 1961 and February 1982.- References :...
(12 April 1961 - 4 April 1982) - Rahmon Nabiyev (4 April 1982 - 14 December 1985)
- Qahhor MahkamovQahhor MahkamovQahhor Mahkamov served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was the first President of Tajikistan.-Early life and career:...
(14 December 1985 - 4 September 1991)
Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
- Nusratulla Maksum Lutfullayev (16 December 1926 - 28 December 1933)
- Shirinsho ShotemurShirinsho ShotemurShirinsho Shotemur is a prominent Tajik politician of the twentieth century, who has made a major contribution to the early history of the Soviet Tajikistan.-Life and political activity:...
(28 December 1933 - December 1936) - Abdullo Rakhimbayev (December 1936 - September 1937)
- Munavar Shagadayev (September 1937 - 13 July 1938)
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Munavar Shagadayev (15 July 1938 - 29 July 1950)
- Nazarsho Dodkhudoyev (29 July 1950 - 24 May 1956)
- Mirzo Rakhmatov (24 May 1956 - 28 March 1963)
- Makhmadullo Kholov (28 March 1963 - January 1964)
- Nizoramo Zaripova
- + Vladimir Oplanchuk (acting) (January - 17 February 1964)
- Gaibnasar Pallayev (17 February 1964 - 12 April 1990)
Presidents
The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as president, while the second column consecutively numbers the Presidential terms or administrations.| I# | A# | Name | Picture | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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| Presidents of the Republic of Tajikistan Tajikistan Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east.... |
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| 1st | 1st | Qahhor Mahkamov Qahhor Mahkamov Qahhor Mahkamov served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was the first President of Tajikistan.-Early life and career:... |
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30 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 | Communist Party of Tajikistan Communist Party of Tajikistan The Communist Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan.At the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005, the party won 13.97% of the popular vote and 4 out of 63 seats.... |
| During this interval, Kadriddin Aslonov was the Acting President. | ||||||
| 2nd | 2nd | Rahmon Nabiyev | |
23 September 1991 | 6 October 1991 | Communist Party of Tajikistan Communist Party of Tajikistan The Communist Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan.At the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005, the party won 13.97% of the popular vote and 4 out of 63 seats.... |
| During this interval, Akbarsho Iskandrov Akbarsho Iskandrov Akbarsho Iskandarov was twice Acting President of Tajikistan.From October 6 1991 to December 2 1991, he acted as President when Rahmon Nabiyev stepped down to fight Tajikistan's first Presidential election. Nabiyev won the election and took over as president, but resigned in September 1992,... was the Acting President. |
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| 2nd | 2nd | Rahmon Nabiyev | |
2 December 1991 | 7 September 1992 | Communist Party of Tajikistan Communist Party of Tajikistan The Communist Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan.At the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005, the party won 13.97% of the popular vote and 4 out of 63 seats.... |
| During this interval, Akbarsho Iskandrov Akbarsho Iskandrov Akbarsho Iskandarov was twice Acting President of Tajikistan.From October 6 1991 to December 2 1991, he acted as President when Rahmon Nabiyev stepped down to fight Tajikistan's first Presidential election. Nabiyev won the election and took over as president, but resigned in September 1992,... was the Acting President. |
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| Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan Tajikistan Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east.... |
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| — | — | Emomali Rahmon | 20 November 1992 | 16 November 1994 | People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan. It is the ruling party, and is led by Emomalii Rahmon, the current President of Tajikistan. At the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005 , the party won 74% of the popular vote and 52 out of 63 seats... |
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| Presidents of the Republic of Tajikistan Tajikistan Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east.... |
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| 3rd | 3rd | Emomali Rahmon | 16 November 1994 | 6 November 1999 | People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan. It is the ruling party, and is led by Emomalii Rahmon, the current President of Tajikistan. At the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005 , the party won 74% of the popular vote and 52 out of 63 seats... |
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| 4th | 6 November 1999 | 6 November 2006 | ||||
| 5th | 6 November 2006 | Incumbent | ||||