Ata Serdarov

Ata Oveznepesovich Serdarov (Turkmen: Ata Öweznepesowiç Serdarow; born 1964) is a Turkmen physician, diplomat, and politician. From 2018, he is serving as the leader of politically dominant Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.[1]

Ata Serdarov
Ata Serdarow
(Turkmen)
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
Assumed office
2 April 2018
Preceded byKasymguly Babaev
Minister of Health of Turkmenistan
In office
27 February 2007 – 9 April 2010
PresidentGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Preceded byGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Succeeded byGurbanmammet Elyasov
Personal details
Born1964 (age 55-56)
Yasman-Salyk, Ruhabat District, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship Turkmenistan
Soviet Union (until 1991)
Political partyDPT
EducationCandidate of Sciences
Alma materTurkmen State Medical University
Religion

Early life and education

Serdarov was born in the village of Yasman-Salyk in the Ruhabat District of the Turkmen SSR in 1964. He graduated from the Turkmen State Medical University in 1987 with a Candidate of Sciences degree.[2] Until 2005, he worked as a surgeon and a professor at the Turkmen State Medical University.

Political career

He became the Minister of Health on February 27, 2007 and served until April 9, 2010. In July 2010, he was appointed as Turkmenistan's ambassador to Armenia and worked in the position until December 2012 when he was dismissed from the post and appointed as the ambassador to Turkey.[3] On September 16, 2013, he was appointed as the ambassador to Israel while simultaneously serving as the ambassador to Turkey.[4] On February 26, 2016, Serdarov was appointed as the ambassador to Belgium, he was dismissed from his position as ambassador to Israel and Turkey.[5] On March 26, 2016, he presented his credentials to King Philippe of Belgium.[6]

As of 2018, he was the ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. On March 3, 2018, Ata Serdarov was appointed as the Head of Turkmenistan Representation to the European Union.[7] He was elected as the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan on April 2, 2018. Three days later on April 5, 2018, he was relieved from all diplomatic posts by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

See also

References
  1. "СЕРДАРОВ Ата Овезнепесович | ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Ата Сердаров освобождён от дипломатических должностей в связи с переходом на другую работу | TDH". tdh.gov.tm. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Назначен посол Туркменистана в Турецкой Республике | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. "Президент Туркменистана произвел кадровые назначения в дипкорпусе страны | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. "Государственное информационное агентство Туркменистана | TDH". tdh.gov.tm. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. "Geloofsbrieven | De Belgische Monarchie". The Belgian Monarchy (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  7. "Ата Сердаров назначен главой представительства Туркменистана при Европейском Союзе | TASHKENT, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN - EMBASSY OF TURKMENISTAN". uzbekistan.tmembassy.gov.tm. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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