Annamurat Soltanov

Turkmen military officer (born 1943)

Annamurat Soltanov

Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
In office
1994 – February 12, 1997
President| Saparmurat Niyazov
Preceded by| Position Established
Succeeded by| Akmurad Mulkamanov
Personal details
Born| 1943 (age 81-82)
Mary Region, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance|  Soviet Union
Turkmenistan
Branch/service|  Soviet Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
Years of service| 1969–2001
Rank| Colonel General

Annamurat Soltanovich Soltanov (Turkmen: Annamurat Soltanoviç Soltanov) was a Turkmen general who served as the first chief of the general staff of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan.

## Early life and career

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He was born in Mary Region in 1943. In 1961, he worked as a livestock specialist. He graduated from the Turkmen Agricultural Institute in 1969, and joined the Soviet Army that year. He was a cadet at the Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School from 1971 to 1973, and also attended the Frunze Military Academy from 1974 to 1977.[1] In the early 1980s, Soltanov served in the 373rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division in Tahtabazar, Afghanistan, and the commander of the 70th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade in Kandahar.

After returning to Turkmenistan, he served as the commander of training regiment in Ashgabat, an adviser to the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, and a military Commissar in Dzhizak, Uzbek SSR. From October 1991, he served as the Military Commissar of Turkmenistan. On January 27, 1992, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, and from 1994 to February 12, 1997, he served as the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan.

Until June 2001, he served as the Military Commissar of Balkan province. He was relieved of his duties on June 17 of that year in connection with illegal arms sales back in 1993 and 1994.[2][3][4][5][6]

## See also

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* Government of Turkmenistan
* Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan
* Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

## References

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1. ^ "СОЛТАНОВ Аннамурад - Биография - БД "Лабиринт"". www.labyrinth.ru. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
2. ^ "СОЛТАНОВ Аннамурат - ЦентрАзия". www.centrasia.ru.
3. ^ "Soltanov, Annamurat".
4. ^ "Turkmen Report: June 17, 2001". www.rferl.org.
5. ^ Hayes, Carlton J. H. (2 December 2017). Nations in Transit - 2001-2002: Civil Society, Democracy and Markets in East Central Europe and Newly Independent States. Routledge. ISBN 9781351503556 - via Google Books.
6. ^ "a_soltanov - 70-я Отдельная Гвардейская Мотострелковая Бригада". www.kandagar.su.