The State Security Council of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Howpsuzlyk Geňeşi/Түркменистаның Дөвлет Ховпсузлык Геңеши; russian: Государственный совет безопасности Туркменистана) is an important decision-making body in the field of the defence of

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

. It is the highest decision-making body in the armed forces next to the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, with its members directly advising the

President of Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň prezidenti), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the supreme c ...

on matters of national security. According to the 1995 Law on defence, the council is chaired by the

, who can define the powers and actions of the Security Council. The Security Council was first mentioned in the 2003

Constitution of Turkmenistan The Constitution of Turkmenistan adopted on 18 May 1992 is the supreme law of Turkmenistan (Article 5). In its preamble, the Constitution emphasizes self-determination for the Turkmen people, as well as the rule of law and rights for citizens. ( ...

, with it noting that in the president's role as supreme commander-in-chief, he/she can convene sessions of the council, as well as dismiss and promote members of the council. It was originally led by President

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 ...

until his death in 2006. During this time Major General

Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev Army General Agageldi Mammetgeldiyevich Mammetgeldiyev (Turkmen: Agageldy Mämmetgeldiýewiç Mämmetgeldiýew; Born: September 10, 1946 in Ashgabat) is a Turkmen military officer who served as Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan from 2003 to 2009 ...

acted as the council's secretary. Following the death of Niyazov, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow acted as his successor. The current secretary of the council is Çarymyrat Amanow.

Members

Secretaries of the Council

*Muhammet Nazarov (April 1997 - March 2002) *

Rejepbay Arazov Rejepbay Arazovich Arazov is a politician from Turkmenistan who served as the first civilian Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan, Minister of Defense from 2002 to 2003. He is also a former parliamentary legislator. Biography He was born in 1947 in ...

(2 January 2003–24 October 2004) * Army General

(24 October 2004–21 January 2009) *Major General Yaylym Berdiyev (21 January 2009–22 January 2020) *Colonel General of Police Çarymyrat Amanow (22 January 2020–6 April 2022) *Lieutenant General

Begench Gundogdyev Lieutenant General Begench Atayevich Gundogdyev ( tk, Begenç Ataýewiç Gündogdyýew, russian: Бегенч Атаевич Гундогдыев) is a Turkmen general and politician who currently serves as the 10th Minister of Defense of Turkm ...

(6 April 2022–present)

References

{{Authority control Government of Turkmenistan Military of Turkmenistan Turlmenistan

Members

Secretaries of the Council

See also

References