Han Ahmedow
Han Ahmedovich Ahmedov (Turkmen: Han Ahmedowiç Ahmedow, Russian: Хан Ахмедович Ахмедов 1936 - 2006) also written as Khan Akhmedovich Akhmedov or Han Ahmedow was Prime Minister of Turkmenistan from December 1989 to May 1992. During his time in office, Turkmenistan declared independence from the collapsing Soviet Union in October 1991. Afterwards, Ahmedow became Railways Minister (1991-1992) and then ambassador to Turkey (1992-1994). In September 2002 he was arrested and placed under internal exile in Serdar, where he remained until he died of a heart attack in late 2006. According to relatives of Ahmedow, the government did not allow him to receive medical treatment in Ashgabat.[1]
Han Ahmedowiç Ahmedow | |
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Хан Ахмедов | |
1st Prime Minister of Turkmenistan | |
In office 5 December 1989 – 18 May 1992 | |
President | Saparmurat Niyazov |
Preceded by | Annamurat Hojamyradow (as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Turkmen SSR) |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 June 1936 Krasnovodsk (now Türkmenbaşy), Turkmen SSR, USSR |
Died | 6 December 2006 (aged 70) Serdar, Turkmenistan |
Political party | Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Communist Party of Turkmenistan (until 1991) |
References
- "Former Turkmen Premier Dies In Internal Exile", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, December 7, 2006.
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Preceded by Position created |
Prime Minister of Turkmenistan 1991 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Position abolished |
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