Qohir Rasulzoda ( tg, Қоҳир Расулзода and fa, قاهر رسول‌زاده; born Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov, tg, Абдуқохир Абдурасулович Назиров; russian: Абдукохир Абдурасулович Назиров; born 8 March 1959) is a Tajik politician who is serving as the

Prime Minister of Tajikistan The prime minister of Tajikistan is the title held by the head of government of Tajikistan. After the president, the prime minister is second most powerful person of the country. The prime minister coordinates the work of the Cabinet and advise ...

since 23 November 2013. He is a member of the

People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT; tg, Ҳизби халқии демократии Тоҷикистон, script=Latn, italic=no, Hizbi xalqii demokratii Tojikiston; russian: Народная демократическая па� ...

Political background

He was born as Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov on 8 March 1961 in the town of Kistakuz in

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Sughd Region Sughd Province ( tg, Вилояти Суғд, Viloyati Sughd, Sogdia Region , fa, ولایت سغد) is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces ( tg, вилоятҳо, viloyatho , fa, ولایت) that make up ...

of the

Tajik SSR The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Resp ...

. In 1982, he graduated from the

Agricultural University of Tajikistan Tajik Agrarian University 'S. Shotemur' (TAU) (russian: Таджикский аграрный университет им. Ш. Шотемура; tg, Донишгоҳи аграрии Тоҷикистон ба номи Ш. Шотемур) is a uni ...

, specializing in hydraulic engineering. Then Nazirov worked as engineer of the production department, chief engineer, chief of PMK-4, the head of the enterprise "Tajiksovskhozstroy." From January 2000 to December 2006, he served as minister for melioration and water resources. In 2008, he graduated from the

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with a degree in Technical Science. On December 2, 2006, he was made the Acting Head of Sughd Province, becoming the permanent leader of the province on February 27, 2007. In May 2007, he changed his name to Qohir Rasulzoda under President

Emomali Rahmon Emomali Rahmon (; born Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov, tg, Эмомалӣ Шарӣпович Раҳмонов, script=Latn, italic=no, Emomalī Sharīpovich Rahmonov; ; born 5 October 1952) has been the 3rd President of Tajikistan since 16 Novem ...

's law. In December 2007 and in April 2010, Rasulzoda was elected as the first deputy chairman of

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of the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan. On November 23, 2013, Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing Oqil Oqilov. File:Rasulzoda and Putin.jpg, Rasulzoda with

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at the Airport in Tajikistan in 2017 File:Official visit of Ilham Aliyev to Tajikistan 01.jpg, Rasulsoda with

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in 2014

Awards

* Honored Worker of Tajikistan * Order of the Defense Assistance Society of the

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"For Outstanding Services" (2009) * Order "For Selfless Service" (

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, 2018) *

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References

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