Qohir Rasulzoda ( tg, Қоҳир Расулзода and fa, قاهر رسولزاده; born Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov, tg, Абдуқохир Абдурасулович Назиров; russian: Абдукохир Абдурасулович Назиров; born 8 March 1959) 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.
Political background
He was born as Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov on 8 March 1961 in the town of
Kistakuz in
Ghafurov District tg, Ноҳияи Ғафуров
, nickname =
, motto =
, image_skyline =
, imagesize =
, image_caption =
, image_flag =
, flag_size =
, image_seal ...
of
Sughd Region
Sughd Province ( tg, Вилояти Суғд, Viloyati Sughd, Sogdia Region , fa, ولایت سغد) is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces ( tg, вилоятҳо, viloyatho , fa, ولایت) that make up ...
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."
From January 2000 to December 2006, he served as minister for melioration and water resources.
In 2008, he graduated from the
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a degree in Technical Science. On December 2, 2006, he was made the Acting Head of Sughd Province, becoming the permanent leader of the province on February 27, 2007. In May 2007, he changed his name to Qohir Rasulzoda under President
Emomali Rahmon's law.
In December 2007 and in April 2010, Rasulzoda was elected as the first deputy chairman of
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
of the
Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
The Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tajik: ''Маҷлиси Олии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон,'' Russian: Высшее собрание (Маджлиси Оли) Республики Таджикистан), also know ...
.
On November 23, 2013, Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing
Oqil Oqilov
Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov ( tg, Оқил Ғайбуллоевич Оқилов, ''Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov''; russian: Окил Гайбуллаевич Окилов; born 2 February 1944) is a Tajikistani politician. He was the 7th Prime Mini ...
.
File:Rasulzoda and Putin.jpg, Rasulzoda with Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
at the Airport in Tajikistan in 2017
File:Official visit of Ilham Aliyev to Tajikistan 01.jpg, Rasulsoda with Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003.
The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...
in 2014
Awards
* Honored Worker of Tajikistan
* Order of the Defense Assistance Society of the
CIS "For Outstanding Services" (2009)
*
Order "For Selfless Service" (
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
, 2018)
*
Order of Honor (
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
, December 30, 2022)''
Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30 декабря 2022 года № 980 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
/ref>''
References
1959 births
Living people
People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan politicians
Prime Ministers of Tajikistan
Tajikistani Muslims
People from Ghafurov
{{Tajikistan-politician-stub