Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan)

Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrligi
Министр обороны Тукменистан
Roundel of Turkmenistan
Agency overview
Formed January 1992[1]
Jurisdiction President of Turkmenistan
Government of Turkmenistan
Headquarters 4 Galkynysh Street, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Ismail Ismailov, Chief of the General Staff
Parent department Ministry of Defense of the Turkmen SSR
Child agencies
Website http://www.milligosun.gov.tm

The Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrligi) is a government agency under the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan which is the executive body in implementing defense policies in Turkmenistan. The current Minister of Defense is Major General Begench Gundogdyev.

Military Policy

Turkmenistan is considered to be the most neutral of all former republics of the Soviet Union. The country's military did not sign the Tashkent Treaty in May 1992, and is an observer in the Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS. The neutral policy of Turkmenistan was also emphasized in relation to the 1996 Afghan Warcmaintaining an even relationship with both the Taliban and the Afghan government. Following the events of 9/11, coalition troops did not appear on Turkmen territory, in particular, when President Niyazov refused to provide the German government with a base to store German aircraft, arguing that the country intends to continue to follow the principles of neutrality.

List of Ministers of Defense

  • Lieutenant General Dangatar Kopekov (January 10, 1992 - September 17, 1998)
  • Kurbanmuhammed Kasymov (September 17, 1998 - May 24, 1999)
  • Batyr Sarjayev (May 24, 1999 - June 26, 2001)
  • Major General Gurbandurdy Begenchov (June 26, 2001 - March 14, 2002)
  • Rejepbay Arazov (March 14, 2002 - September 19, 2003)
  • General of the Army Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev (September 19, 2003 - January 24, 2009)[2]
  • Colonel General Yaylym Berdiyev (January 21, 2011 - March 29, 2011)[3]
  • Major General Begench Gundogdyev (March 29, 2011 - October 5, 2015)[4][5]
  • Colonel General Yaylym Berdiyev (October 5, 2015 - June 14, 2018)
  • Major General Begench Gundogdyev (June 14, 2018 - Present)

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=e1XpCkomyOUC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=Turkmen+National+Guard&source=bl&ots=QfaTsUp5G9&sig=gcf5hOlqSd0KZcQojgWLANSncNw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiB8-jZ1NjbAhVGA6wKHVugDNo4FBDoATABegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=Turkmen%20National%20Guard&f=false
  2. ↑ "Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan meet in Baku". Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ↑ "In early 2009 Colonel Yaylym Berdiyev replaced General of the Army, Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev, who was allowed to retire for health reasons". GlobalSecurity.org.
  4. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  5. ↑ "Begench Gundogdyev appointed Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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