State Security Council of Turkmenistan

The State Security Council of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistan Dowlet Howupsuzlyk Genes; Russian: Государственный совет безопасности Туркменистана) is an important decision-making body in the field of the defence of Turkmenistan. 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 on matters of national security.[1]

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the current chairman of the council and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the military.

According to the 1995 Law on defence, the council is chaired by the President of Turkmenistan, who can define the powers and actions of the Security Council.[2] The Security Council was first mentioned in the 2003 Constitution of Turkmenistan, with it noting that in the president's role as supreme commander-in-chief, he/she can convene sessions of the council, as well dismiss and promote members of the council. It was originally led by President Saparmurat Niyazov until his death in 2006. During this time Major General Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev acted as the council's secretary.[3] Following the death of Niyazov, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow acted as his successor.[4][5][6] The current secretary of the council is Charymyrat Amanov.[7]

Secretaries of the Council
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gollark: Which rednet uses internally.
gollark: ***MODEM***.
gollark: ***REDNET IS NOT THE ONLY WIRED COMMUNICATION IN CC.***
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See also

References
  1. Eurasianet.org, Turkmenistan Project Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Law Firms and Attorneys - Colorado Legal Business". Legal Help. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. "Constitution of Turkmenistan". www.uta.edu.
  4. "Facts and figures on Turkmenistan". English pravda.ru. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. Peyrouse, Sébastien (27 October 2011). "Turkmenistan: Strategies of Power, Dilemmas of Development". M.E. Sharpe – via Google Books.
  6. "Central Asia and the Caucasus". Central Asia and The Caucasus, Information and Analytical Center. 30 September 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. https://turkmenportal.com/blog/26469/prezident-turkmenistana-provel-zasedanie-gossoveta-bezopasnosti
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=EPP3ti4hysUC&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=secretary+of+the+State+Security+Council+of+Turkmenistan+1999&source=bl&ots=ptoOjcOvY0&sig=ACfU3U2h-M7vr888a4PPwXv9YVT55_a_4w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihsLq-xrfpAhWVbs0KHZMpC9gQ6AEwAnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=secretary%20of%20the%20State%20Security%20Council%20of%20Turkmenistan%201999&f=false
  9. https://www.rferl.org/a/1346987.html
  10. http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/7756
  11. http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/articles/14740.html
  12. https://en.hronikatm.com/2018/06/former-defense-minister-yalym-berdyev-appointed-the-new-national-security-minister/
  13. http://tdh.gov.tm/news/en/articles.aspx&article21315&cat26
  14. https://turkmenportal.com/en/blog/24769/president-of-turkmenistan-appoints-new-secretary-of-the-state-security-council
  15. https://m.startribune.com/turkmenistan-s-leader-fires-his-longtime-security-chief/567842732/
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