[43] However, in 2015 a giant golden statue of Berdimuhamedow riding a horse atop a white marble cliff was erected in Ashgabat. For a public figure who tries to project an image as a renaissance man, whether it be author, surgeon, pilot, sportsman or statesman, the failure to cultivate a "family man" image leaves a void that the public is ready to fill. He was once rumored to have fired two female bureaucrats because they were whispering and laughing when he entered the room. [19], With President Dmitry Medvedev and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, Following Niyazov's death in December 2006, the State Security Council of Turkmenistan appointed Berdimuhamedow as acting president.  d.setTime(d.getTime() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 2 * 1000); Also, the practice of rebuilding the ancestral village of the sitting president, carried out by Niyazov, has continued under Berdimuhamedov for his own village. When new South Korean-built buses first appeared on the streets of Ashgabat, they were labeled with the phrase "gift of the respected president." Jennifer Lopez performed at birthday celebration concert for Turkmenistan president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Berdimuhamedow leads one … On February 14, 2007 in the XIX session of Halk Maslahaty (Peoples Council) � supreme authority of Turkmenistan � Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov officially assumed a post of the President of Turkmenistan. However, according to most international observers, he now leads one of the most oppressive and closed regimes in the world. [38] Later on, he reopened the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, which had been closed by Niyazov. [50], In January 2018, Berdimuhamedow ordered the impounding of black cars in the capital because he considered white to be lucky. In Turkmen schools, the Niyazov placards and photos have been replaced by those of Berdimuhamedov, depicting the life path of the president, especially his educational achievements, including his diploma from the Turkmen Medical Institute and his PhD in dentistry from a medical institute in Moscow. Juni 1957 in Babarap, Rajon Gökdepe, Oblast Aşgabat, Turkmenische SSR,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow — Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (russisch Гурбангулы Мяликкулиевич Бердымухаммедов/Gurbanguly Mjalikkuliewitsch Berdymuchammedow; * 29. The oldest daughter is married to Yhlasgeldi Amanov, who is a representative of the Turkmen Agency for Use and Management of Hydrocarbon Resources for Europe, posted in London. medicinal plants, and the "Epoch of the New Revival," which is what the state press has named Berdimuhamedov's presidency. [36] President Berdimuhamedow has called for reform of education, health care and pension systems, and government officials of non-Turkmen ethnic origin who had been sacked by Niyazov were allowed to return to work. On February 12, 2012 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was re-elected for a second term. 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There are even portraits at a local gym of Berdimuhamedov doing karate. However, he explicitly ruled out any move toward Western-style democracy. 7. [14] President of Turkmenistan. Az Európai Biztonsági és Együttműködési Szervezet szerint a választás szabadsága és tisztességessége megkérdőjelezhető volt, mégis előrelépésnek tekintette a helyzetet. In the February 2017 presidential election, he was re-elected to a third term with 97% of the vote. Berdimuhamedow, a dentist by profession, served in the government under President Saparmurat Niyazov as Minister of Health beginning in 1997 and as Deputy Prime Minister … In his first presidential trip abroad, Berdimuhamedov visited Saudi Arabia in mid-April 2007. In 1995, during the rule of Saparmurat Niyazov, Berdimuhamedov became head of the dentistry center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry. The human rights group says the former Soviet republic imposes 'draconian restrictions on freedom of expression and association. In attendance were  government ministers, the heads of state-owned companies and foreign dignitaries. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. [48] Human Rights Watch noted that Berdimuhamedow not only has complete control over public life, but presides over a regime that does not tolerate "alternative political or religious expression" and has complete control over the media. Juni 1957 in Babarap, Rajon Gökdepe, Oblast Aşgabat, Turkmenische SSR,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow — Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, le 24 avril 2007. in government buildings, and in banquet halls at government-owned restaurants and hotels. The president's picture does not need to be seen everywhere for his presence to be felt ubiquitously. On February 11, 2007 on nationwide election out of six candidates he was elected President of Turkmenistan. Other people are not real Turkmen. Some foreign visitors who met with him since he took office as president concluded after the discussions that he may not be that bright. [15][16] Like with his predecessor, a personality cult is promoted around Berdimuhamedow. 3. Now, Jennifer Lopez is 'Jenny from the Bloc.'. Nonetheless, the Turkmen government under Berdimuhamedov has introduced a new slogan - "New Revival" - intended to characterize a "new" era. (SBU) Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov's father, Myalikguly Berdimuhamedov, worked as a senior Interior Ministry officer in a prison guard detachment.