Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow appoints his son Minister of Industry and Construction

Serdar Berdimuhamedow, the son of the President of Turkmenistan, has been appointed the Minister of Industry and Construction. A relevant decree was signed by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on February 7.

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Serdar Berdimuhamedov has been serving as the governor of Akhal region since June 2019 before this appointment. Prior to that, he was the vice governor of the region for six months.

Throughout his career -- between March 2018 and January 2019 -- he was Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan. He also worked as a deputy of the Turkmen parliament.