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Serdar Berdimuhamedov will be joining the Cabinet of Ministers, another step on the road to a dynasty.
February 13, 2021
In this file photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, left, speaks to journalists after casting his ballot as his son Serdar Berdymukhamedov, second right, with other family members stand behind at a polling station in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Credit: AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin, File
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov this week appointed his son, Serdar, deputy prime minister and chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber, as well as making him a member of the State Security Council. Speaking at a meeting with top officials, Berdimuhamedov said his son would be in charge of innovative technologies.