Raşit Meredow
Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow (Cyrillic: Рашит Өвезгелдиевич Мередов; born 1959) is a Turkmen politician. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2001, as well as a Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. He is also the First Vice President of Turkmenistan since 2007 working for the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow administration.[1]
Raşit Meredow | |
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| 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 July 2001 | |
| 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 | Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow 1959 (age 64–65) Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Turkmen |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Turkmenistan |
| Children | Kerim Meredov |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
References
- ↑ "Turkmen foreign minister in Sofia for OSCE summit", Turkmenistan.ru, 6 December 2004, accessed via nl.newsbank.com, retrieved 2011-07-23