Sherali Khayrulloyev

Sherali Khayrulloyevich Khayrulloyev (Tajik: Шералӣ Хайруллоевич Хайруллоев) is a retired Tajikistani general and politician. He was the Minister of Defense of Tajikistan from 1995 to 2013.[1][2]

Sherali Khayrulloyev
Шералӣ Хайруллоев
Minister of Defense
In office
April 7, 1995 – November 20, 2013
PresidentEmomali Rahmon
Preceded byAlexander Shishlyannikov
Succeeded bySherali Mirzo
Personal details
Born (1949-11-08) 8 November 1949
Hamadoni, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Tajikistan
Branch/serviceTajik National Army
Years of service1970-2019
RankColonel General (1999)

Education

Military service
Khayrulloyev (4th from right) talks with U.S Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (2nd from right) after he arrived in Dushanbe on July 26, 2005.

He joined the Soviet Army in 1970, and served as a brigade battalion accountancy director. From 1977 to 1988,he worked in the Interior Ministry of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. From 1988 to 1995, he served as Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs Tajikistan. Khayrulloyev became the minister of defense on 7 April 1995. He resigned in 2013 due to health issues.[3][4][5] On January 25, 2014, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon appointed him the Advisor to the President on National Security issues.[6] In March 2019, Khayrulloyev retired from military service.[7]

Personal life

Khayrulloyev is married, and has 2 children. His son Tokhir is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Tajik military.[8] His brother Mirale Khayrulloyev was the former head of the Khatlon administration of the Agency for Drug Control.[9]

References
  1. "China, Tajikistan pledge further military cooperation". xinhuanet.com. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  2. "Шерали Хайруллоев с 1995 года и вплоть до 2013 года занимал должность министра обороны Таджикистана и был освобожден от занимаемого поста в связи с выходом на пенсию". rus.ozodi.org. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. Kucera, Joshua (2013-11-22). "Tajikistan's Long-Serving Defense Minister Replaced". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  4. http://www.centrasia.ru/person2.php?st=1013881232
  5. https://www.news.tj/ru/node/177423
  6. "Фармони Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон дар бораи Ёрдамчии Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон оид ба масъалаҳои амнияти миллӣ таъин намудани Хайруллоев Ш. | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. https://news.tj/en/news/tajikistan/power/20190304/president-shakes-up-officials
  8. "ХАЙРУЛЛОЕВ Тохир | ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  9. "Новая должность брата Шерали Хайруллоева". rus.ozodi.org. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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