This is a list of the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan. The position was established in 1944 and was re-established after Turkmenistan gained its independence in 1991. The position of foreign minister has been held by Raşit Meredow since 2001.List of Turkmen Foreign Ministers on www.rulers.org
List of foreign ministers of the Turkmen SSR ImageNameIn officeFirst SecretaryNotesTook officeLeft office1Kara Aliev19441951Şaja Batyrow Balyş Öwezow2Balyş Öwezow19511958Suhan Babaýew3Juma Karaev19581959Jumadurdy Garaýew4Balyş Öwezow195919605Abdy Annaliyev19601963Balyş Öwezow6Muhammetnazar Gapurow196319697Oraz Orazmukhamedov19691975Muhammetnazar Gapurow8Bally Yazkuliyev19751978 9Chary Karriyev1978197910Nazar Suýunow19791985 11Roza Bazarova19851988Saparmurat Niyazov12Tuvakbibi Amangeldyeva19881990 List of foreign ministers of Turkmenistan ImageNameIn officePresidentNotesTook officeLeft office1Awdy Kulyýew9 September 19904 August 1992Saparmurat Niyazov2Halykberdy Atayew8 April 19921 June 1995Boris Şyhmyradow6 June 199528 July 20003Batyr Berdiýew28 July 20007 July 20014Raşit Meredow7 July 2001PresentSaparmurat NiyazovGurbanguly BerdimuhamedowSerdar Berdimuhamedow
See also Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan)
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