List of ambassadors of Turkmenistan to China

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Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China
Посол Туркменистана в Китае
Incumbent
Parahat Durdyev
since February 21, 2019
Inaugural holder Amangeldy Rakhmanov
FormationMay 31, 1995

The Turkmen Ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government of in Ashgabat to the Government of the People's Republic of China.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agreement/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Russian language Observations President of Turkmenistan Premier of the People's Republic of China Term end
June 1, 1992The governments in Ashgabat and Beijing established diplomatic relations. Saparmurat Niyazov Li Peng
May 31, 1995 Amangeldy Rakhmanov Рахманов, АмангельдыUntil January 1995 - Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations [1] Saparmurat NiyazovLi Peng
March 1, 2001 Boris Şyhmyradow ru:Шихмурадов, Борис Оразович Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Zhu Rongji November 23, 2001
November 23, 2001 Kurbanmuhamed Gadjarovich Kasymov Курбанмухаммед Гаджарович КасымовGurbanmukhammet Kasymov

(1954 in Geokcha of the Ashgabat district of the Ashgabat)

  • In 1976 he graduated from the Turkmen State University. Gorky, by profession - a lawyer.
  • In 1976 he was a lawyer for the Turkmencopstroi trust of Turkmentrebsoyoye, an assistant trainee and deputy prosecutor of the Ashgabat transport prosecutor's office. Then he worked as deputy, 1st deputy prosecutor of Ashgabat, deputy prosecutor of the Turkmen SSR, district head of the personnel department, deputy chairman of the Legal Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
  • Since 1990, he held the post of prosecutor of Ashgabat,
  • Since 1991 - prosecutor of the Turkmen SSR.
  • From January 7, 1993, to April 2, 1993, he was Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
  • From April 2, 1993, to September 17, 1998, he was Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan.
  • From September 17, 1998, to May 24, 1999, he was Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan.
  • From May 24, 1999, to October 30, 2001, he was Minister of Justice of Turkmenistan.
  • From October 30, 2001, to March 20, 2008, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to China.
  • From March 20, 2008, to May 29, 2009, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan.
  • On May 29, 2009, he was dismissed for health reasons. [2]
Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedowZhu Rongji
January 5, 2009 Murad Sapargeldiyevich Nazarov Гурбанназар Назаров
  • Ambassador to Iran
  • Head of the Near East and Central Asia Bureau.
  • January 16, 1994 Turkmenistan's ambassador to India.
  • Appointed ambassador to China [3]
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Wen Jiabao
February 2, 2016 Rustamova Chinar Tajievna Чинар Таджиевна РустамоваNovember 18, 2016 [4] Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Li Keqiang
February 21, 2019 Parahat Durdyev Парахат Хоммадович ДурдыевAccredited February 21, 2019 [5] Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedovLi Keqiang (until March 11, 2023)

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