Batyr Berdiýew

Batyr Ataýewiç Berdiýew ( Russian Батыр Атаевич Бердыев Batyr Atajewitsch Berdyjew ; born October 3, 1960 in Ashgabat , then Turkmen SSR , today Turkmenistan) is a former politician in Turkmenistan .

Career

Berdiýew was Deputy Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 . From 1994 to 2000 he was ambassador for Austria , Slovakia and the Czech Republic as well as the OSCE . From 2000 to 2001 he was his country's foreign minister. As a reason for his dismissal were u. a. stated his alleged alcoholism , lack of knowledge of the Turkmen language and incompetence on some foreign policy issues. His successor in the external department was Raşit Meredow . Berdiýew was arrested in 2002 and shortly thereafter sentenced to 25 years in prison for participating in a murder conspiracy against President Saparmyrat Nyýazow . There is no reliable information about his future fate. From time to time rumors circulated that Berdiýew was no longer alive.

Awards

2000: Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria

Individual evidence

↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)

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http://rulers.org/indexb2.html

personal data
SURNAME	Berdiýew, Batyr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Berdiýew, Batyr Ataýewiç (full name); Berdyev, Batyr Atajewitsch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Turkmen politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 3, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ashgabat , Turkmen SSR

[1] List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)