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Kokhir Rasulzoda

Qohir Rasulzoda
Қоҳир Расулзода
Rasulzoda in 2018
8th Prime Minister of Tajikistan
Assumed office
23 November 2013
PresidentEmomali Rahmon
DeputyDavlatali Said
Preceded byOqil Oqilov
Personal details
Born (1961-03-08) 8 March 1961 (age 63)
Ghafurov, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union (now Tajikistan)
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party
Alma materAgricultural University of
Tajikistan

Qohir Rasulzoda (Tajik: Қоҳир Расулзода; born Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov, Tajik: Абдуқохир Абдурасулович Назиров; Russian: Абдукохир Абдурасулович Назиров; born 8 March 1961) is a Tajik politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Tajikistan since 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan.

The Prime Minister post in Tajikistan is largely ceremonial.[1] Power is concentrated in the hands of authoritarian ruler, President Emomali Rakhmon.[1]

Political career

He was born as Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov on 8 March 1961 in the town of Kistakuz in Ghafurov District of Sughd Region of the Tajik SSR. In 1982, he graduated from the Agricultural University of Tajikistan, specializing in hydraulic engineering. Then Nazirov worked as engineer of the production department, chief engineer, chief of PMK-4, the head of the enterprise "Tajiksovskhozstroy."[citation needed]

From January 2000 to December 2006, he served as minister for melioration and water resources.[citation needed]

In 2008, he graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a degree in Technical Science. On 2 December 2006 he was made the Acting Head of Sughd Province, becoming the permanent leader of the province on 27 February 2007. In May 2007, he changed his name to Qohir Rasulzoda under President Emomali Rahmon's law.[2][3]

In December 2007 and in April 2010, Rasulzoda was elected as the first deputy chairman of National Assembly of the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan.[citation needed]

On 23 November 2013 Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing Oqil Oqilov.[4][5][6]

Personal life

His wife, Ikhbolkhon Nazirova, owns two properties worth $1.4 million in Dubai.[7][1] She also owns several properties in Tajikistan.[1] Their daughter, Farangez Azimova, owns a villa in Dubai worth $5.4 million.[1]

The source of the couple's wealth is unknown, as she has no known income and Rasulzoda, as a public official for 24 years, has been barred from engaging in commercial activities.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mysterious Wealth: Tajikistan PM's Wife Bought Luxury Dubai Properties". OCCRP. 2024.
  2. ^ "Президент Таджикистана сменил фамилию и подкорректировал имя". world.segodnya.ua. 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Najibullah, Farangis (2 February 2012). "Name Debate Reflects Region's Mixed History". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  4. ^ "Премьером Таджикистана назначен Кохир Расулзада". vesti.ru.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Республики Таджикистан о назначении Кохира Расулзода Премьер-министром Республики Таджикистан | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj.
  6. ^ "Longtime Tajik Prime Minister Dismissed". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Radio Free Europe. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  7. ^ "How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate - OCCRP". How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate - OCCRP. 2024.
  8. ^ "О награждении ряда Государственных и общественных деятелей, представителей культуры, науки и здравоохранения Республики Таджикистан". УзА. 2018-08-29. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  9. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30 декабря 2022 года № 980 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Tajikistan
2013–present
Incumbent


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