Batyr Atdayev
Batyr Atdayev (Turkmen: Batyr Taganowiç Atdaýew) is the incumbent Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Trade, Textile Industry, and Entrepreneurship. Immediately prior to this, he was Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan.
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Early life
Atdayev graduated from the Law Faculty of the Turkmen State University in the early 1990s.[1][2]
Career
In February 2016, Atdayev was appointed one of several Deputy Chairpersons of Turkmenistan’s Cabinet of Ministers and tasked with overseeing commercial trade and foreign economic relations.[3][2]
On 13 May 2017, he was appointed by President Berdimuhamedow as the new Prosecutor General, replacing Amanmyrat Hallyyev.[3][lower-alpha 1] On 5 November 2021, Berdimuhamedow publicly reprimanded him for "improper performance of official duties and weakening of prosecutorial supervision over the activities of the oil and gas complex."[6]
On 4 June 2022 he was reappointed to the Cabinet of Ministers as Deputy Chairman for Trade, Textile Industry, and Entrepreneurship, and simultaneously relieved of his duties as Prosecutor General.[7][8] On 8 July 2022 he was also assigned responsibility for oversight of Ahal Province.[9]
References
- "Знакомтесь, седьмой прокурор, получивший выговор от застрявшего в лифте президента". Радио Азатлык (in Russian). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "АТДАЕВ Батыр Таганович | ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "Turkmenistan names new prosecutor general". Trend.Az. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "Парламент Туркменистана дал согласие на назначение Атдаева Батыра Генеральным прокурором" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: Золотой век». 12 May 2017.
- "New Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan appointed | Chronicles of Turkmenistan". 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "President of Turkmenistan signs a number of documents". tdh.gov.tm. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "Президент уволил двух вице-премьеров, хякиму Дашогузского велаята объявлен строгий выговор" (in Russian). Turkmen News. 4 June 2022.
- "Расширенное совместное заседание Кабинета Министров и Государственного совета безопасности Туркменистана" (in Russian). Туркменистан сегодня. 4 June 2022.
- "Döwlet Baştutanymyzyň gol çeken resminamalary" (in Turkmen). Türkmenistan Bu gün. 8 July 2022.