Sherali Khayrulloyevich Khayrulloyev (russian: Шерали Хайруллоевич Хайруллоев; tg, Шералӣ Хайруллоевич Хайруллоев) is a retired Tajikistani general and politician. He was the
Minister of Defense of
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
from 1995 to 2013.
Early life
He was born in November 1949 in the village of
Hamadoni, in the
Danghara District ) ( tg, Ноҳияи Данғара)
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of the
Kulob Oblast
Kulob Oblast ( tg, вилояти Кӯлоб; also Kulyab Oblast from Russian spelling) was an administrative subdivision in Tajikistan during the Soviet period (Tajik SSR). It was created in 1939 but was abolished in 1955 along with Gharm Obla ...
. He is Tajik by ethnicity. He graduated from high school in 1966. In 1970, he graduated from the Department of Economics,
Tajik National University
Tajik National University (russian: Таджикский национальный университет; tg, Донишгоҳи Миллии Тоҷикистон, Donishgohi Millii Tojikiston) is the first and largest university in Tajikistan wit ...
.
Military service
He joined the
Soviet Army
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in 1970, and served as a brigade battalion accountancy director. He graduated from the
Moscow Finance Institute
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (FinU or Financial University) (Russian: Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации) is a public univer ...
in order in training for this role. From 1977 to 1988, he worked in the Interior Ministry of the
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Resp ...
. While in the
Soviet Internal Troops
The Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (VV; russian: Внутренние войска Министерства внутренних дел (ВВ), ''Vnutrenniye Voiska Ministerstva Vnutrennikh Del'' ...
, he served in the village of
Nizhnyaya Poyma in the
Krasnoyarsk Territory and in the city of
Kyzyl
Kyzyl (; Tuvan and russian: Кызыл; , ) is the capital city of the republic of Tuva, Russia. The name of the city means "red" or "crimson" in Tuvan (and in many other Turkic languages). Its population was
History
The city was founded in 1 ...
(capital of the
). He also served in the Department of Correctional Labor Institutions of the MVD. From 1988 to 1995, he served as
Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs Tajikistan.
During the
Tajik Civil War
The Tajikistani Civil War ( tg, Ҷанги шаҳрвандии Тоҷикистон, translit=Jangi shahrvandiyi Tojikiston / Çangi shahrvandiji Toçikiston; russian: Гражданская война в Таджикистане), also known ...
that began in 1992, he remained loyal to the central government, organizing operations against rebel groups.
Defence Minister
Khayrulloyev became the minister of defense on 7 April 1995. It was previously expected that his predecessor, Colonel Shishlyannikov, would eventually be replaced by Colonel Ramazon Radjabov, rather than Khayrulloyev. He was reappointed by decree on 1 December 2006 after the
2006 Tajik presidential election.
In 2010, during a dinner meeting with the departing
Richard E. Hoagland, Khayrulloyev allegedly questioned
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
's attempts to bring
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
into the alliance, saying that "Even the Warsaw Pact didn't subsume losers!" also saying that the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
"indulges the adolescent" referring to President
Mikhail Saakashvili. He also added that "Without
Abhkazia and
South Ossetia
South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...
, Georgia has no hope of existing." He resigned in 2013 due to health issues.
Advisor to the President (2014–2019)
On 25 January 2014, the
President of Tajikistan
The president of Tajikistan is the head of state and de facto head of government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The president heads the executive branch of the country's federal government and is the supreme commander in chief of the Armed Fo ...
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 ...
appointed him the Advisor to the President on National Security issues. In March 2019, Khayrulloyev retired from military service.
Awards
*
Star of the President of Tajikistan
*
Order of Ismoili Somoni
The Order of Ismoili Somoni ( tg, Ордени Исмоили Сомонӣ) is Tajikistan's highest distinction. It is named after Isma'il ibn Ahmad, also known as Ismoili Somoni.
Recipients Tajiks Public servants
* Abdulmajid Dostiev
Military ...
* Jubilee Medal "20th anniversary of the State Independence of Tajikistan"
* Honored Worker of Tajikistan
*
Order of the Badge of Honour of the USSR;
* Honored Worker of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs
* 10 personnel medals of USSR
Personal life
Khayrulloyev is married, and has 2 children. His son Tokhir is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Tajik military, graduating from the
Mastibek Tashmukhamedov Military Lyceum of the Ministry of Defense. His brother Mirale Khayrulloyev was the former head of the
Khatlon
Khatlon Region ( tg, Вилояти Хатлон, ''Viloyati Xatlon''), one of the four provinces of Tajikistan ( tg, вилоят, ''Viloyat''), is the most populous of the four first level administrative regions. It is situated in the southwes ...
administration of the Agency for Drug Control.
He is fluent in Tajik, Russian and Uzbek.
Links
Шерали Хайруллоев на встрече с активистами Хорога
References
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Living people
1949 births
Ministers of Defence of Tajikistan
Tajikistani generals
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation alumni
Tajik National University alumni