Muza Niyazova

Muza Niyazova
Муза Алексеевна Ниязова
First Lady of Turkmenistan
In role
November 2, 1990 – December 21, 2006
Preceded by Position created
Succeeded by Ogulgerek Berdimuhamedov
Personal details
Born (1938-06-10) June 10, 1938
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Spouse(s)
Saparmurat Niyazov (m. 1967–2006)
Children Murat Niyazov, Irina[1]

Muza Niyazova née Melnikova is a Turkmen public figure who served as the First Lady of Turkmenistan from 1991 until 2006. She is the widow of former President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov,[2] with whom she had two children.[3]

Biography

Muza Niyazova was born in Leningrad in family of Russian and Jewish origin. Muza's father fought in the Great Patriotic War and was a senior officer in Soviet army. She graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. In the mid-1960s she met Saparmurat Niyazov, who at that time worked at the Kirov plant as a moulder and was studying at the institute at the same time, and soon she married him. On April 18, 1967, Niyazova gave birth to son Murad, and two years later - daughter Irina.

References

  1. ↑ Президент Туркмении Сапармурат Ниязов: "Я покину пост главы государства еще при жизни" - Известия // Izvestia
  2. ↑ Муза Ниязова: “Не получилась у нас совместная жизнь” - - МК // Moskovskij Komsomolets
  3. ↑ Bezydeiny, Ivan (2006-12-29). "The Turkmen establishment compiled the list of candidates for president. The Kremlin won the first round of the battle for Turkmenistan". fergananews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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