Gurbanmyrat (Amandurdyýewiç) Ataýew (born 1965) has served as the Oil and Gas Minister in the
Government of Turkmenistan since Turkmenbashi
Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov; tk, Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow, in Cyrillic: Сапармырат Атаевич Ныязов (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006), also known as Turkmenbashi, was a Turkmen politician who rule ...
appointed him on 16 December 2005. Ataýew replaced
Atamurad Berdyev, who became the Minister of Economy and Finance.
[Turkmen Leader Names New Oil And Gas Minister]
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
When Niyazov appointed him on state-owned television, he told Ataýew, "Learn
English
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. In six months, you must have learned it."
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In 2007, Ataýew was made minister of Mineral Resources in addition to his previous responsibilities, for a probation period of six months.]
References
External links
Turkmenistan aims to produce 78 bln cubic metres of gas next year
Living people
Government ministers of Turkmenistan
1965 births
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