Yaylym Yagmyrovich Berdiyev ( tk, Ýaýlym Ýagmyrowiç Berdiýew,

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: Яйлым Ягмырович Бердиев) is a Turkmen general and politician. He is a former Minister of National Security as well as the former Secretary of the

State Security Council of Turkmenistan The State Security Council of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Howpsuzlyk Geňeşi/Түркменистаның Дөвлет Ховпсузлык Геңеши; russian: Государственный совет безопасност� ...

. He also previously served as the Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan from 2015 to 2018.

Biography

He was born in the Baharden District of the

Turkmen SSR Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

. In 1994, he graduated from the

Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

, majoring in mechanical engineering. After graduation and active military service, he began his career in 1995 as a mechanic in

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. In 2006, he became Chairman of the State Service for Registration of Foreign Citizens. The following year, he was appointed as the Head of the State Migration Service and later the

State Customs Service of Turkmenistan The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Döwlet gümrük gullugy) — is a governmental agency of management performing the state policy in the field of regulation of activities of customs system of Turkmenistan, providing ...

. From 21 January 2009 to 29 March 2011, he served his first term as Minister of Defense. That same day, he was appointed Minister of National Security of Turkmenistan while retaining the post of Secretary of the

, simultaneously awarded the rank of

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. On 5 October 2015, he was relieved of his post as Minister of National Security and reappointed Minister of Defense. During the celebrations on the occasion of

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on 9 October 2015, a decree was signed to confer on him the rank of

colonel general Colonel general is a three- or four-star military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, and was a ra ...

. On 22 January 2020, a severe reprimand was announced "for improper performance of duties, work shortcomings", resulting in his demotion from colonel general to

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and relieved of the post of Secretary of the State Security Council. On 12 February 2020, he was relieved of his post in the MNB and was transferred to another job.

Awards

* Medal "Edermenlik" (2009) * Medal "For impeccable service to the Fatherland" (2010) * Medal "For the love of the Fatherland" (2014) * Jubilee Medal "19 years of Independence of Turkmenistan" (2010) * Jubilee Medal "20 years of Independence of Turkmenistan" (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berdiyev, Yaylym 1972 births Living people Ministers for National Security of Turkmenistan Ministers of Defence of Turkmenistan Turkmenistani generals

Biography

Awards

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