Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Emomali Rahmon

Role / Field:

Long-serving politician and third President of Tajikistan since 1994.

Born:

1952-10-05

Century / Era:

1952s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Emomali Rahmon (born Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov; 5 October 1952) is a Tajikistani politician who has served as the third president of Tajikistan since 1994, having previously led the country as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly from 1992 to 1994. Since 1998, he has also served as the leader of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan, which dominates the Parliament of Tajikistan. On 30 September 1999, he was elected vice-president of the United Nations General Assembly for a one-year term. Born in Danghara to a peasant family, he became a rising apparatchik in Tajikistan as he became the chairman of the collective state farm of his native Danghara.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

According to his official biography, Rahmon graduated from the Tajik State National University with a specialist's degree in economics in 1982. After working for several years in the Danghara Sovkhoz, Rahmon was appointed chairman of the sovkhoz in 1987 and later as a people’s deputy to the Supreme Soviet for the Tajik SSR. He became better known in 1992 after the abolition of the presidency amidst the civil war, when he became Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of Tajikistan as a compromise candidate between communists and...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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