Ata Öweznepesowiç Serdarow (born 1964) is a Turkmen physician, diplomat, and politician. As of 2018, he is serving as the leader of politically dominant

Democratic Party of Turkmenistan The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (, , TDP) is a political party in Turkmenistan founded in 1991. It has been the ruling party of the country since its foundation. The party was led by former Soviet provincial party leader Saparmurat Niyaz ...

Early life and education

Serdarow was born in the village of Yasman-Salyk in the

Ruhabat District Derweze District is a former district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan. Before October 2001 it was known as Ashgabat District. In 2013 Ruhabat District was renamed Derweze District and part of it was annexed by the city of Ashgabat as the Ruhabat D ...

of the

Turkmen SSR The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Turkmenistan, the Turkmen SSR, TuSSR, Turkmenistan, or Turkmenia, was one of the Republics of the Soviet Union, constituent republics of the Soviet Union located in Soviet Central Asia, ...

in 1964. He graduated from the Turkmen State Medical University in 1987 with a

Candidate of Sciences A Candidate of Sciences is a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD-equivalent academic research degree in all the post-Soviet countries with the exception of Ukraine, and until the 1990s it was also awarded in Central and Eastern European countries. It is ...

degree. Until 2005, he worked as a surgeon and a professor at the Turkmen State Medical University.

Political career

He became the

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

on 27 February 2007 and served until 9 April 2010. In July 2010, he was appointed as

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

's ambassador to

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

and worked in the position until December 2012 when he was dismissed from the post and appointed as the ambassador to

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. On 16 September 2013, he was appointed as the ambassador to Israel while simultaneously serving as the ambassador to Turkey. On 26 February 2016, Serdarow was appointed as the ambassador to

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

, he was dismissed from his position as ambassador to Israel and Turkey. On 26 March 2016, he presented his credentials to

King Philippe of Belgium Philippe (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the former's abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 19 ...

. As of 2018, he was the ambassador to

, the

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, and

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. On 3 March 2018, Ata Serdarow was appointed as the Head of Turkmenistan Representation to the

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. He was elected as the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan on 2 April 2018. Three days later on 5 April 2018, he was relieved from all diplomatic posts by President

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 29 June 1957) is a Turkmen politician and former dentist who is currently the chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the second president of Turkmenistan from ...

References

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