Yaylym Berdiyev

Yaylym Berdiev
Minister of National Security
Incumbent
Assumed office June 14, 2018
President	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Preceded by	Dovrangeldi Bayramov
In office March 29, 2011 – October 5, 2015
President	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Secretary of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan
Incumbent
Assumed office October 5, 2015
President	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan
In office October 5, 2015 – June 14, 2018
President	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Preceded by	Begench Gundogdyev
Succeeded by	Begench Gundogdyev
Personal details
Born	1972 (age 45–46) Baharly, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
Alma mater	Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Turkmenistan
Service/branch	Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
Years of service	1994-present
Rank	Colonel General

Yaylym Berdiyev (Turkmen: Ýaýlym Ýagmyrowiç Berdiýew, Cyrillic: Яйлым Ягмырович Бердиев) is a Turkmen general and politician. He is the current Minister of National Security as well as the current Secretary of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan.^[1] He previously served as the Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan form 2015-2018.^[2]

Awards

Berdiyev with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

• Medal "Edermenlik" (2009)
• Medal "For impeccable service to the Fatherland" (2010)
• Medal "For the love of the Fatherland" (2014)^[3]
• Jubilee Medal "19 years of Independence of Turkmenistan" (2010)^[4]
• Jubilee Medal "20 years of Independence of Turkmenistan" (2011)

See also

• Government of Turkmenistan
• Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan

References