President of Turkmenistan
| President of Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|
| Türkmenistanyň prezidenti | |
Emblem of Turkmenistan | |
Standard of the president of Turkmenistan | |
since 19 March 2022 | |
| Style | Mr President (informal) Distinguished President of Turkmenistan (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of state Head of government Commander-in-Chief |
| Member of | |
| Residence | Oguzhan Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Ashgabat |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Seven years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Turkmenistan (1992) |
| Formation | 2 November 1990 (Turkmen SSR) 27 October 1991 (Turkmenistan) |
| First holder | Saparmyrat Nyýazow |
| Succession | Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan |
| Deputy | Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan |
| Salary | 442,800 Turkmenistani manat/120,000 USD annually |
The president of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň prezidenti) is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the supreme commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and the chairman of the State Security Council.
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current president of Turkmenistan, the third in the history of the country since it gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. He succeeded his father, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow when the latter stepped down in 2022 after a reign of 15 years, the first president to do so. In the 2022 election, Berdimuhamedow received 72.97% of the country's popular vote against nine other candidates. International observers have criticized the honesty of this election. The country passed reforms in 2016 eliminating term limits for the presidency and removing the previous age requirement of below 70, as well as extending the term from five to seven years.