Begenç Gündogdyýew

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Begenç Ataýewiç Gündogdyýew (* in the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic ) is a Turkmen Major General and Acting Minister of Defense of the Central Asian state of Turkmenistan .

Career

Gündogdyýew made a career in the Turkmen Armed Forces and in 2009 already held the rank of lieutenant colonel . In the late 2000s , Gündogdyýew served as Turkmenistan's military attaché to the United States in Washington, DC In July 2009, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow appointed him Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, with a focus on procurement and logistics . He again worked closely with the US military when it came to supplying American troops in Afghanistan .

On March 29, after a meeting of the National Security Council, Gündogdyýew was appointed Turkmenistan's new Defense Minister by presidential decree. At the same time, he was released from his duties as deputy minister. He succeeded Ýaýlym Berdiýew in the office of Defense Minister . In his first term as Defense Minister, the focus was on the further development of the Turkmen Navy , which should be present in the Caspian Sea . These efforts were reflected in a military maneuver by the Turkmen Navy in the Caspian Sea in September 2012.

After several violent incidents on the Turkmen-Afghan border, President Berdimuhamedov responded in October 2015 with a personnel rogue in the area of ​​security and defense policy. Begenç Gündogdyýew was demoted to commander of the navy and the Turkmen border guard, his predecessor Ýaýlym Berdiýew returned to the office of defense minister. After four Islamic State fighters on the southern border of Turkmenistan from Iran and Afghanistan briefly penetrated Turkmen territory in July 2017 , Gündogdyýew was downgraded from major general to colonel because he was held responsible for the incident as border guard commander. In March 2018 he was reappointed major general.

At a meeting of the Turkmen Security Council on June 14, 2018, Gündogdyýew was reappointed Turkmenistan's Defense Minister. Ýaýlym Berdiýew moved to the Ministry of National Security. In March 2019, Gündogdyýew was publicly criticized by the President because the damage caused by mudslides in the Balkans welaýaty could not be adequately contained by the civil defense, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense. As Minister of Defense, Gündogdyýew is heavily involved in the planning of large military parades that take place on various occasions in Ashgabat .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Turkmenistan: New Deputy Defense Minister is Former DC Diplomat. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Begench Gundogdyev appointed Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
  3. ^ Turkmenistan Plans To Hold First-Ever Military Maneuvers in Caspian. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Berdymukhammedov Shuffles Turkmen Security Officials. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
  5. ^ The Border Service chief reduced in rank for the border penetration by the ISIS militants. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
  6. ^ Ordu, Ordu: New Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan appointed. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
  7. ^ President of Turkmenistan warns Minister of Defense and reprimands his deputy | Turkmenistan News Gazette. Retrieved November 23, 2019 (American English).
  8. ↑ Turkmenistan: The Trump card. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
  9. ↑ MENAFN: Turkmenistan holds military parade in honor of Independence Day (PHOTO). Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Gündogdyýew, Begenç
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gündogdyýew, Begenç Ataýewiç (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkmen Defense Minister
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century