President of Tajikistan

President of Tajikistan
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Incumbent Emomalii Rahmon since 16 November 1994
Appointer	Popularly Elected
Term length	7 years, renewable optional
Inaugural holder	Qahhor Mahkamov
Formation	30 November 1990

The President of Tajikistan is the Head of State and highest position within the Government of Tajikistan. The position of President was created in November 1990 while Tajikistan was still a Soviet Republic. The president of Tajikistan lives in the capital, Dushanbe.

History of the Presidency

The first president of Tajikistan was Qahhor Mahkamov, who held the position of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was appointed President of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in November 1990. Mahkamov served both as First Secretary and President but was forced to resign in August 1991 due to the unpopularity of his support for the August Coup of 1991 in Moscow and the resulting street demonstrations in Dushanbe. From 1991 to 1992 the post of the president changed hands several times due to the political changes and uncertainly following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and ensuing social unrest and violence in the Tajikistan Civil War. Since 1994, Emomali Rahmonov has held the position of the presidency. The presidential elections were last held in 2013. Presidential elections in Tajikistan have consistently been criticized by international observers as unfair and favoring the ruling party.

Constitutional role

The President of the Republic of Tajikistan is the head of the state and the Chairman of the Government - the highest executive body of the country. The President of the Republic of Tajikistan is elected by national vote for the seven year term and could be re-elected only once. The President is also a Commander in Chief of the National Army. The office of the President consisting of 5 departments and 24 offices is the executive arm of the President, including, inter alia, the following are the most important ones:

• Department on constitutional rights of citizens
• Public affairs, information and cultural affairs department
• Social policy department
• Department on economic policy

In addition to the executive office of the President, there is a Security Council and five State Advisors, including the State Advisor on Economic Issues, State Advisor on International Affairs, State Advisor on Science and Social issues, State Advisor on Public Affairs, Information and Culture and State Advisor on Defense and Law Enforcement.

Presidents

The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as president, while the second column consecutively numbers the Presidential terms or administrations.

I. №	A. №	Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Political party
Presidents of the Republic of Tajikistan
1st	1st	Qahhor Mahkamov (1932–)		30 November 1990	31 August 1991	Communist Party of Tajikistan
During this interval, Qadriddin Aslonov was the Acting President.
2nd	2nd	Rahmon Nabiyev (1930–1993)		23 September 1991	6 October 1991	Communist Party of Tajikistan
During this interval, Akbarsho Iskandrov was the Acting President.
2nd	2nd	Rahmon Nabiyev (1930–1993)		2 December 1991	7 September 1992	Communist Party of Tajikistan
During this interval, Akbarsho Iskandrov was the Acting President.
Post abolished
Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan
—	—	Emomali Rahmon (1952–)		20 November 1992	16 November 1994	Independent
Presidents of the Republic of Tajikistan
Post restored
3rd	3rd	Emomali Rahmon (1952–)		16 November 1994	6 November 1999	People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan
	4th			6 November 1999	6 November 2006
	5th			6 November 2006	16 November 2013
	6th			16 November 2013	Incumbent

Last election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Emomalii Rahmon	People's Democratic Party	3,023,754	83.92
Ismail Talbakov	Communist Party	181,675	5.04
Talibek Buhariyev	Agrarian Party	166,224	4.61
Alim Babayev	Economic Reform Party	140,733	3.91
Abduhalim Gaffarov	Socialist Party	54,148	1.50
Saidcafar Ismanov	Democratic Party	36,573	1.02
Invalid/blank votes		36,949	–
Total		3,640,056	100
Registered voters/turnout		4,201,156	86.64
Source: IFES

See also

• Prime Minister of Tajikistan

External links

• Official site of President of Tajikistan