President of Tajikistan
head of state of Tajikistan
The president of Tajikistan is the head of state and the highest position within the Government of Tajikistan. The position of President was created in November 1990 while Tajikistan was still a Soviet Republic. The president of Tajikistan lives in the capital, Dushanbe.
| President of Tajikistan
Президенти Тоҷикистон Президент Таджикистана | |
|---|---|
 Presidential Standard | |
| Residence | Palace of Nations, Dushanbe |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | 7 years renewable optional |
| Formation | 30 November 1990 |
| First holder | Qahhor Mahkamov |
| Succession | Chairman of the National Assembly[1] |
| Salary | 13,200 USD annually[2][3] |
List
change| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| President | |||||||
| 1 | Qahhor Mahkamov (1932–2016) | 30 November 1990 | 31 August 1991 | 274 days | Communist | — | |
| – | Kadriddin Aslonov (1947–1992) Acting | 31 August 1991 | 23 September 1991 | 23 days | Communist | — | |
| 2 | Rahmon Nabiyev (1930–1993) | 23 September 1991 | 6 October 1991 | 13 days | Communist | — | |
| – | Akbarsho Iskandrov (born 1951) Acting | 6 October 1991 | 2 December 1991 | 57 days | Communist | — | |
| (2) | Rahmon Nabiyev (1930–1993) | 2 December 1991 | 7 September 1992 | 280 days | Communist | 1991 | |
| – | Akbarsho Iskandrov (born 1951) Acting | 7 September 1992 | 20 November 1992 | 74 days | Communist | — | |
| 3 | Emomali Rahmon[a] (born 1952) | 16 November 1994 | Incumbent | 30 years, 10 days | PDP | 1994 1999 2006 2013 2020 | |
![Emomali Rahmon[a]](/wiki/File:Emomali_Rahmon_(2017-02-27).jpg)
Notes
change- ↑ Previously named Emomali Rahmonov; changed name in March 2007 by removing -ov from his name
