Geldymukhammed Ashirmukhammedov ( tk, Geldymuhammed Aşirmuhamedow) is a Turkmen general who served in the military, police and security forces of

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. He was born in 1957 in the Balkan Region of the

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. He graduated from

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in 1979 with a degree in physics. From 1979 to 1982, he taught physics in the No.2 secondary school in the town of Cheleken (now Hazar). From 1982 to 1992 he occupied various positions within the Soviet

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and the KGB of the Turkmen SSR. He graduated from the higher KGB courses first in

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in 1983 and later in

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in 1985. In 1992 he was transferred to the Office of the

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. In the five years that followed, he served in various positions as an officer of the Presidential Security Service. In 1997, he was appointed to the post of Commander of the

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, a position he would serve in until 2002. He was appointed deputy chairman of the Turkmen KNB in 2002. On 13 August 2004, Ashirmukhammedov, who was also at the time the First Deputy Interior Minister, was appointed by President

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as the new interior minister of Turkmenistan. He was concurrently made the rector of the Turkmen Police Academy. He served until 9 December, when he became Chairman of the KNB. In June 2006, he was among a number of officials who claimed to have foiled an opposition plot aimed at destabilizing the country, with Ashirmukhammedov accusing foreign nationals and diplomats of being involved. He accused one member of being trained in "methods used during

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", and also named representatives of the

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and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as co-conspirators. He also took part in the investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Yolli Gurbanmuradov, telling President Niyazov and the cabinet of ministers that he "received Internet information from representatives of foreign intelligence services about selling Turkmen oil at reduced prices". On 8 October 2007, he was dismissed for health reasons. His further fate is unknown. He holds the rank of

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. He was awarded the “Edermenlik” and “For the great love for Fatherland” medals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashirmukhammedov, Geldymukhammed Living people Turkmenistani generals 1957 births People from Balkan Region Turkmen State University alumni Interior ministers of Turkmenistan

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