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Ozoda Emomalievna Rahmonova ( tg, Озода Эмомалӣ Раҳмон; born 3 January 1978) is a
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politician who is the daughter of
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 ...
, the long-standing authoritarian leader of Tajikistan. She is among the ten most influential women in Central Asia and 20 most influential individuals in Tajikistan. She has held several senior posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rahmon appointed Rahmonova as the chief of staff in his presidential administration.


Early life and education

Ozoda Rahmon was born as Ozoda Emomalievna Rahmonova ( Tajik: Озода Эмомалиевна Раҳмонова). She graduated from the
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 ...
with a
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in
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in 2000. Between 2004 and 2006, she took economics and politics courses at the
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and English courses at the
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. In 2012, she was awarded the
Candidate of Sciences Candidate of Sciences (russian: кандидат наук, translit=kandidat nauk) is the first of two doctoral level scientific degrees in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is formally classified as UNESCO's ISCED level 8, "d ...
degree after defending a dissertation on legislation dealing with women's rights in Tajikistan.


Political promotions

Thanks to her status as a daughter of Tajikistan's president, Ozoda Rahmon has enjoyed a number of promotions to senior political offices. Between 2005 and 2007, she served as a culture and education attache at the Tajik embassy in
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, while her husband studied at the
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. In September 2007, she was appointed head of the consular department at Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Two years later, in September 2009, Ozoda Rahmon was appointed a deputy foreign minister. In May 2014, she was promoted to first deputy foreign minister. According to Ozoda Rahmon's official biography, the introduction of
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s and national ID cards in Tajikistan came as a result of her initiatives during her tenure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In January 2016, Ozoda Rahmon was appointed as head of the administration (chief of staff) of 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 ...
, one of the key government positions in Tajikistan. In May 2016, she was also elected as a senator to the upper chamber of the country's parliament. Ozoda Rahmon holds a
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of the
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.


Political succession speculations

Ozoda Rahmon's political promotions, particularly her January 2016 appointment as the president's chief of staff, has fueled speculations that she might succeed her father as the leader of Tajikistan. In May 2016, a number of major changes were introduced to Tajikistan's constitution in a nationwide referendum. One of the key amendments reduced the minimum eligibility age for presidential candidates from 35 to 30. This means that Ozoda Rahmon can theoretically run for presidency any time after 2018.


Name change

In April 2014, following her father's suit, she changed her name from Ozoda Emomalievna Rahmonova to Ozoda Rahmon, effectively removing the Russian-style
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and the "-ova" ending from her surname. Although the short version of her name, Ozoda Rahmon is most frequently used, her full name is Ozoda Emomali Rahmon. She adopted her father's modified surname, Rahmon, rather than his first name, Emomali, as her brother,
Rustam Emomali Rustam Emomali ( tg, Рустам Эмомалӣ, script=Latn, italic=no, Rustam Emomalî/Rustam Emomalī; born 19 December 1987) is a Tajik politician who is the current Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, Mayor of Dushanbe and th ...
, had done.


Family

Ozoda Rahmon is one of the nine children of Tajikistan's president Emomali Rahmon. She is married to Jamoliddin Nuraliev, first deputy head of the
National Bank of Tajikistan The National Bank of Tajikistan (russian: Национальный банк Таджикистана; tg, Бонки миллии Тоҷикистон) is the central bank of Tajikistan. The Bank is engaged in developing policies to promote fina ...
, who had previously served as the deputy finance minister from 2007 to 2015. The couple has five children, and her oldest daughter, Shahnoza Nuralieva, studies law in the United States of America. Ozoda's brother,
Rustam Emomali Rustam Emomali ( tg, Рустам Эмомалӣ, script=Latn, italic=no, Rustam Emomalî/Rustam Emomalī; born 19 December 1987) is a Tajik politician who is the current Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, Mayor of Dushanbe and th ...
, is a senior government official in Tajikistan.


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РАҲМОН Озода Эмомалӣ
zoda Rahmon's Official Biography, in Tajik {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahmon, Ozoda 1978 births Living people Children of national leaders Members of the National Assembly of Tajikistan 21st-century Tajikistani women politicians 21st-century Tajikistani politicians People from Khatlon Region Tajik National University alumni