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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 foreign ministers of the Turkmen SSR

* 1944–1951 – Kara Aliev * 1951–1958 –

Balyş Öwezow Balysh Ovezovich Ovezov (29 December 1915 – 13 October 1975), served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR twice, from 1950 to 1951 and again from 1960 to 1969. Biography Ovezov was born in a village in Turkmenistan, then ...

* 1958–1959 – Juma Karaev * 1959–1960 –

* 1960–1963 – Abdy Annaliyev * 1963–1969 –

Muhammetnazar Gapurow Muhammetnazar Gapuroviç Gapurov (Turkmen Cyrillic: Мухамметназар Гапурович Гапуров; rus, links=no, Мухамметназар Капурович Капуров, Mukhammetnazar Kapurovich Kapurov; 15 February 192213 ...

* 1969–1975 – Oraz Orazmukhamedov * 1975–1978 – Bally Yazkuliyev * 1978–1979 – Chary Karriyev * 1979–1985 –

Nazar Suýunow Nazar may refer to: Places * Nazar-e Bala, a village in Iran * Nazar-e Pain, a village in Iran * Nazar, Navarre, a municipality in the province of Navarre, Spain Film and television * ''Nazar the Brave'', a 1940 Soviet comedy film directed by Am ...

* 1985–1988 –

Roza Bazarova Roza may refer to: People Last name *Fernando Luiz Roza (b. 1985), Brazilian soccer player *Lita Roza (1926–2008), British singer First name * Roza Anagnosti (born 1943) Albanian actress *Roza Baglanova (1922–2011), Soviet/Kazakh oper ...

* 1988–1990 – Tuvakbibi Amangeldyeva

List of foreign ministers of Turkmenistan

* 1990–1992 – Awdy Kulyýew * 1992–1995 – Halykberdy Atayew * 1995–2000 –

Boris Şyhmyradow Boris Orazovich Shikhmuradov ( Turkmen: Boris Orazowiç Şyhmyradow; Russian: Бори́с Ора́зович Шихмура́дов, born 25 May 1949

* 2000–2001 – Batyr Berdiýew * 2001–present – Raşit Meredow

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List of foreign ministers of the Turkmen SSR

List of foreign ministers of Turkmenistan

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