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Emomali Rahmon

Rahmon Emomali Emomali Rahmon (formerly Emomali Sharifovich Rahmonov) has been President of Tajikistan since 1994. He was born to a peasant family on October 5, 1952 in Dangara district of the Republic of Tajikistan. He has been a supporter of Tajiki cultural roots, changing his name in 2007 from Rahmonov to Rahmon following a decree that banned Slavic names endings and other Soviet-era practices. Tajikistan is not in danger of a "Color Revolution" because the government was genuinely popular and respected. However, the government uses that popularity to deal aggressively with opponents both in politics and the media.

Emomali Rahmon, during the early years of his presidency, faced a civil war in which up to 100,000 people died. He has been the president of Tajikistan since 1994. President Emomali Rahmonov is a former collective farm administrator who has proven to be adept at moving his agenda at a pace that the public accepts. Polls confirm that he is for now a respected and well-liked leader who has brought stability to a country that experienced a wrenching civil war. Rahmonov can be ruthless with opponents, but some of this opponents are indeed dangerous, such as the former Drug Control Chief Mirzoyev, who probably would not have hesitated to plot a coup against Rahmonov. could have threatened Rahmonov for power. The United States urged Rahmonov to remove Mirzoyev, and he did. Rahmonov's maneuvering has allowed him to run for two additional seven-year terms, and potentially be in power until 2020. In that amount of time, he could certainly wear out his welcome, especially if his inner circle is seen as corruptly reaping too many of the benefits of Tajikistan's development. Tajikistan is a secular, centralized but multi-party state with most real decisions made by President Rahmonov.

The President is married and has nine children. Emomali Rahmon began his labor activity in 1969 after graduation from Technical Lyceum #40 of Kalininabad city (presently Sarband) electrician at Qurghonteppa oil factory.

From 1971 to 1974 he served in the Pacific Navy Military Force. After the demobilization, he started working at the Lenin collective farm in Dangara. Emomali Rahmon graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the Tajik National University in 1982.

From 1976 to 1987 he held posts of the secretary of direction and the Chairman of the Union Committee of the Lenin collective farm in Dangara. He later worked in party bodies. From 1987 to 1992 he was the Chairman of the Lenin collective farm in Dangara.

In 1990, Emomali Rahmon was elected as People’s Deputy at the Supreme Council of the Republic of Tajikistan of twelfth convocation. In autumn 1992, he was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council of the People’s Deputies of Kulyab province.

On November 19, 1992 at the XVI session Emomali Rahmon was elected as the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Tajikistan.

On November 6, 1994, Emomali Rahmon was elected to the post of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan by nation-wide voting. On November 6, 1999, Emomali Rahmon was re-elected on the alternative basis and by nation-wide voting and assumed an office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan for a seven-year term.

On November 6, 2006 Emomali Rahmon was elected as the President of the Republic of Tajikistan for a seven-year term by nation-wide voting for the third time. He was elected for his fourth consecutive term in a presidential election in 2013, winning more than three million votes – 83.92 percent of the total The amendments to the Constitution endorsed in a 2016 referendum, gave Rahmon the right to run for an unlimited number of terms. Rahmon signed the measures into law in February 2018. The right to unlimited terms applies only to Rahmon, who was granted the title of Leader of the Nation.

When Emomali Rahmon was elected head of state for the first time, the newly independent Tajikistan was going through terrible days. Bloody wars and conflicts between the Tajiks caused a lot of material and life damage and threatened the unity of the country and the existence of the Tajik nation. Emomali Rahmon brought the country out of the abyss of disaster and destruction, mobilized the scattered people and repatriated hundreds of thousands of refugees.

By the will of the Head of State, in a short period of time, the ruins were transformed and facilities were built, the highway of unity was built to connect all parts of the country, and highways were built for direct access to the ocean and foreign countries. Undoubtedly, the greatest achievement of Emomali Rahmon is the restoration of complete peace and national unity in Tajikistan. Emomali Rahmon laid a solid foundation for ensuring peace and national unity, as well as for the transition to the stage of economic recovery and the beginning of creative work.

He has repeatedly addressed the United Nations and, along with the problems of Tajikistan, drew the world's attention to the situation in Afghanistan, the fight against terrorism and extremism, drug trafficking, unequal development of the world, the issue of clean water and more. Finally, the international community turned to Afghanistan, which has become a hotbed of terrorism and extremism.

At the suggestion of Emomali Rahmon, the United Nations declared 2003 the International Year of Clean Water, and 2005-2015 the International Decade for Action "Water for Life." At present, most of the global and regional water-related events are held in the framework of this decade, which makes every citizen of Tajikistan proud and proud of this initiative of the Head of State.

During the twenty years of the leadership of Emomali Rahmon, Tajikistan received the Flag, Emblem and National Anthem. The main pillars and pillars of its statehood - the national army, created and strengthened the border forces. Tajikistan became a member of influential international organizations and established political, economic and cultural ties with many developed countries. The foundations of the constitutional structure and governance of the state have been regulated, the national currency has been put into circulation, and the national passport has been recognized.

Emomali Rahmon gained state power, averted the danger of its destruction, extinguished the fires of civil war, restored the paralyzed structure of government, especially law enforcement, the national army and forces, and established a border guard. He created conditions for the strengthening of power and the state, laid the foundation for national peace, repatriated refugees and internally displaced persons, laid a solid foundation for the construction of a new society in Tajikistan. Implemented constitutional reforms in the country, created a new Constitution of Tajikistan. The signing of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord on June 27, 1997 created the legal and political basis for the Tajik peace.

Emomali Rahmon's services have been recognized both inside and outside the country. For his invaluable contribution to the development of human society, he was awarded the Golden Star of Albert Schweizer and the honorary title of Professor of the World Academy of Medicine in the field of humanities. He is the first politician in the world to receive this prestigious award. In 2005, on the eve of the Day of Unity, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan was awarded another high gold medal of the International Federation for Peace and Reconciliation "For the strengthening of peace and harmony among nations." Emomali Rahmon is the first head of the Commonwealth of Independent States to receive this award.

The President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon in different years was also awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of the Kyrgyz capital, Honorary Doctor of Khujand State University, Honorary Professor of Philosophy of the World Medical Academy, Golden Star Albert Schweizer, Higher Public Award "sponsor", the order "National Hero of Afghanistan - Ahmad Shah Massoud", Gold Medal "For strengthening peace and harmony among nations", Symbolic emblem of the 5th Danish black belt rate-do, Honorary Doctor of the University ?ozii Anqarai city of Turkey, Honorary Professor at the University of Astana Evrazijai named Lev Nikolayevich Gumilev, Gold Medal Egypt, topaz red star ribbon (peacekeeping), CIS honorary emblem, Order of Prince Yaroslav Hakim of Ukraine 1st degree, Honorary Doctor of Kiev National University named after Taras Shevchenko, Order of the Olympic Council of Asia, UNESCO Gold Medal, Honorary Professor of Ural State Mountain University, Order "3 Stars 1 degree" with gold chain of Latvian Order International Union of Road Transport, Honorary Professor of Moscow State University named after Mikhail Lomonosov, "Honorary Doctor" of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Higher Prize of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Russian Federation - Gold Medal Kolay Blokhin, Supreme State Prize - Medal of Pakistan, International Order "New Moon and Star", Supreme Prize of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Federation - Gold Medal, Supreme State Prize of Ukraine - Order "For Services" 1st degree, Honorary title of Professor of the National Mining University of Ukraine and the Gold Medal of Academician Terpigorev, Honorary Professor of Xiamen University of Fujian Province, Honorary Citizen of Shanghai, Fujian Province of the People's Republic of China, Gold Medal of the Olympic Committee of China, State Prize Order of Heydar Aliyev, Order of the President of Turkmenistan Neutrality, Honorary Professor of the State Institute of Economics and Management of Turkmenistan, Honorary Doctor of Mavlono University of Kunduz Honorary Professor of the State University of Belarus, Honorary Professor of the University of Limkokwing, Malaysia, Honorary Professor of the Ufa Petroleum Technical University,



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