List of Turkmenistan foreign ministers

Raşit Meredow with Javad Zarif

This is a list of the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan. The position was established in 1944 and was re-established after Turkmenistan gained its independence in 1991. The position of foreign minister has been held by Raşit Meredow since 2001.

List of foreign ministers of the Turkmen SSR

No.	Image	Name (birth-death)	In office		First Secretary	Notes
			Took office	Left office
1		Kara Aliev	1944	1951	Şaja Batyrow Balyş Öwezow
2		Balyş Öwezow	1951	1958	Suhan Babaýew
3		Juma Karaev	1958	1959	Jumadurdy Garaýew
4		Balyş Öwezow	1959	1960
5		Abdy Annaliyev	1960	1963	Balyş Öwezow
6		Muhammetnazar Gapurow	1963	1969
7		Oraz Orazmukhamedov	1969	1975	Muhammetnazar Gapurow
8		Bally Yazkuliyev	1975	1978
9		Chary Karriyev	1978	1979
10		Nazar Suýunow	1979	1985
11		Roza Bazarova	1985	1988	Saparmurat Niyazov
12		Tuvakbibi Amangeldyeva	1988	1990

List of foreign ministers of Turkmenistan

No.	Image	Name (birth-death)	In office		President	Notes
			Took office	Left office
1		Awdy Kulyýew	9 September 1990	4 August 1992	Saparmurat Niyazov (1990-2006)
2		Halykberdy Atayew	8 April 1992	1 June 1995
		Boris Şyhmyradow	6 June 1995	28 July 2000
3		Batyr Berdiýew	28 July 2000	7 July 2001
4		Raşit Meredow	7 July 2001	Present	Saparmurat Niyazov (1990-2006)
					Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (2006-2022)
					Serdar Berdimuhamedow (2022-present)

See also

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan)