Mayor of Ashgabat


The mayor of Ashgabat is the head and the highest-ranking official of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, who leads the Government of Ashgabat, the main executive body of the city.

Role

With the adoption of the current Constitution of Turkmenistan on May 18, 1992, the structure of local government was reformed for all towns and regions in Turkmenistan. Article 80 of the constitution specified the role of häkim as the holder of executive power for towns, replacing the previously used council system and its position of chairman. As a result, Batyr Sarjayev, the Chairman of the Ashgabat City Council at the time of adoption, became the first Mayor of Ashgabat. As Ashgabat is both a city and a region of Turkmenistan, the mayor is also called the Governor of Ashgabat.

List of mayors

The following is a list of mayors of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.
No.NameStart of termEnd of term
1Batyr SarjayevMay 19, 1992June 3, 1993
2Yagmur OvezovJune 3, 1993February 13, 1995
3Nury OrazmukhammedovFebruary 13, 1995November 22, 1996
4Kakajan TashliyevNovember 22, 1996July 7, 1997
5Ashirberdy CherkezovJuly 7, 1997August 21, 2001
6Berdymurad RejepovAugust 21, 2001July 29, 2002
7Amangeldy RejepovJuly 29, 2002July 8, 2005
8Orazmurad EsenovJuly 8, 2005May 21, 2007
9Deryageldi OrazovMay 21, 2007August 15, 2008
10Azat BilishovAugust 15, 2008January 15, 2010
11Shamuhammet DurdylyyevJanuary 15, 2010January 11, 2013
12Rejepgeldi NurmammedovJanuary 11, 2013August 14, 2015
13Myratniyaz AbilovAugust 14, 2015January 13, 2017
14Shamuhammet DurdylyyevJanuary 13, 2017February 7, 2020
15Yaztagan GylyjovFebruary 7, 2020July 9, 2021
16Rahym GandymovJuly 9, 2021