Nationality Turkmen Name Rasit Meredow Education Moscow State University | Religion Sunni Islam Role Turkmen Politician | |
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President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Preceded by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Full Name Rasit Owezgeldiyewic Meredow Political party Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Alma mater Moscow State University Party Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Similar People Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Saparmurat Niyazov, Abdulaziz Komilov, Boris Syhmyradow, Elmar Mammadyarov | ||
PM Modi reaches Turkmenistan | Meets Deputy PM Rasit Meredow | Ashgabat | NTV
Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow (born 1960) is a Turkmen politician and diplomat who has served in the government of Turkmenistan as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2001, as well as Deputy Prime Minister since 2007.
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Born in a lawyer's family, Meredow studied at Moscow State University in the faculty of law. He made a diplomatic career in the independent Turkmenistan. In 2007, shortly after President Saparmurat Niyazov's death, he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the police and army.
Biography
Raşit Meredow was born in Ashgabat in 1960. In 1977, he entered the Moscow State University, department of law. In 1982, he began as a teacher in the department of civil law and civil process of the Turkmen State University. In 1984-1987, he studied as a post-graduate student at the Moscow State University. He holds a master's degree in law. In 1987-1990, he was lecturer, senior teacher in the department of civil law and civil process of the Turkmen State University. In 1990-1991, he was chief consultant, head of sector, head of department in the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan. Starting in 1991, he worked as head of law enforcing agencies department of the council for coordination of law enforcing agencies under the President of Turkmenistan. Starting in March 1993, he worked as head of the law department in the office of the President of Turkmenistan. Starting in December 1994, he was chairman of the law committee of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. Starting in 1996, he was deputy director of the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan.
In May 1999, he was appointed as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. In December 1999, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. In May 2001, he was elected as Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. In July 2001, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Starting in August 2001, he simultaneously performed duties of director of the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. He was awarded "For the love of Fatherland" and "Gayrat" medals and "Galkynysh" order.