APresident · 2022 –Independent states
Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Turkmenistan's third president (b. 1981), elected in March 2022.
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the son of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. Trained as a diplomat, he was an MP, governor of Ahal Region, minister of industry and construction and, in 2021, deputy chairman of the Cabinet.
He won the presidential election of 12 March 2022 and took office on 19 March. The president of Turkmenistan also chairs the Cabinet of Ministers.
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Updated: October 4, 2026