Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)

Highest-ranking military officer in the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

Chief of the General Staff

Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy

Roundel of the Armed Forces

Incumbent
Akmurad Anamedov

since 2019

Ministry of Defence
Member of| General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces
Reports to| Major General Begench Gundogdyev, Minister of Defense
Residence| Ashgabat
Appointer| President of Turkmenistan
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Turkmenistan
Formation| 1994
First holder| Major General Annamurat Soltanov

The Chief of the General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches. The Chief of the General Staff represents the entire Turkmen military and is in command of the leaders of the Turkmen National Guard, Turkmen Ground Forces, Turkmen Air Force, Turkmen Air Defense Forces, Turkmen Navy and the Turkmen Border Troops.

## List of Chiefs

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| Soltanov, AnnamuratMajor General
Annamurat Soltanov
(born 1943)| 1994| 11 February 1997| 2–3 years| .

| Mulkamanov, AkmuradMajor General
Akmurad Mulkamanov| 11 February 1997| 17 September 1998| 1 year, 218 days| .

| Charyyarov, SerdarLieutenant General
Serdar Charyyarov| 17 September 1998| 26 May 2003| 4 years, 251 days| [1]

| Nursakhatov, RejepgeldyMajor General
Rejepgeldy Nursakhatov| 26 May 2003| 23 February 2004| 273 days| [2]

| Atabaev, MohammedkuliLieutenant General
Mohammedkuli Atabaev| 23 February 2004| 5 November 2009| 5 years, 255 days| .

| Gundogdyev, BegenchMajor General
Begench Gundogdyev
(born 1976)| 5 November 2009| 29 March 2011| 1 year, 144 days| [3][4]

| Ismailov, IsmailMajor General
Ismail Ismailov| 29 March 2011| c. 2018| 6–7 years| [5]

| Anamedov, AkmuradColonel
Akmurad Anamedov| c. 2019| Incumbent| 6–7 years| .

## See also

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* Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
* Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan)

## References

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1. ^ Zhu, Zhiqun (2013-03-28). China's New Diplomacy: Rationale, Strategies and Significance. ISBN 9781409499664.
2. ^ "SAPARMURAT NIYAZOV TRANSFERRED ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF TO ANOTHER POSITION | Turkmenistan.ru".
3. ^ "Президент Туркменистана произвел кадровые назначения в Вооруженных силах". www.forbes.ru.
4. ^ "Begench Gundogdyev appointed Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan.ru". Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
5. ^ "ИСМАИЛОВ Исмаил - ЦентрАзия". CentrAsia.

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Chiefs of defence by country

Chief of Defence

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

states with
limited recognition|

* Somaliland

former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Secretariat of National Defense
* Secretariat of the Navy
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* AJA
* IRGC
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

states with
limited recognition|

* Republic of China (Taiwan)

former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

states with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Artsakh
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Republika Srpska
* Republic of Serb Krajina
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Supranational|

* European Union
* NATO

former|

* Warsaw Pact

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