Prime Minister of Tajikistan (2013?present)
Qohir Rasulzoda
(
Tajik
:
?о?ир Расулзода
and
Persian
:
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; born
Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov
,
Tajik
:
Абду?охир 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.
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Power is concentrated in the hands of authoritarian ruler, President
Emomali Rakhmon
.
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Political career
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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."
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citation needed
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From January 2000 to December 2006, he served as minister for melioration and water resources.
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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.
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In December 2007 and in April 2010, Rasulzoda was elected as the first deputy chairman of
National Assembly
of the
Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
.
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citation needed
]
On 23 November 2013 Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing
Oqil Oqilov
.
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Personal life
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His wife, Ikhbolkhon Nazirova, owns two properties worth $1.4 million in Dubai.
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She also owns several properties in Tajikistan.
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Their daughter, Farangez Azimova, owns a villa in Dubai worth $5.4 million.
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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.
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Awards
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References
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