Shamuhammet Durdylyyev
Native nameŞamuhammet Durdylyýew
OfficeMayor of Arkadag
Term start28 April 2022[1][2]
Term end6 May 2024[3]
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorGülşat Mämmedowa
Office 1Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Construction and Industry
Term start 1February 7, 2020
Term end 1July 9, 2021
Predecessor 1Mämmethan Berdimyradowiç Çakyýew (acting)
Office 2Mayor of Ashgabat
Term start 2January 13, 2017
Term end 2February 7, 2020
Predecessor 2Myratnyýaz Abilow
Successor 2Ýaztagan Gylyjow
Term start 3January 15, 2010
Term end 3January 11, 2013
Predecessor 3Azat Bilishov
Successor 3Rejepgeldi Nurmammedov
Office 4Business Manager of the Cabinet of Ministers
Term start 4February 5, 2016
Term end 4January 13, 2017
Predecessor 4Pälwan Taganow
Office 5Deputy Chairman for Construction and Architecture, Government of Turkmenistan
Term start 5January 11, 2013
Term end 5January 13, 2017
Successor 6Myratnyýaz Abilow
Office 7Minister of Construction
Term start 7April 15, 2008
Term end 7January 15, 2010
Office 8Minister of Construction and Construction Materials Industry
Term start 8August 9, 2007
Term end 8April 14, 2008
Birth placeBäherden, Ahal Province, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Birth date1963

Shamuhammet Durdylyyev (Turkmen: Şamuhammet Durdylyýew, Russian: Шамухаммет Дурдылыев) is a Turkmen politician. He was the first mayor of the city of Arkadag.[2] He previously served as deputy chairman of the Turkmenistan government for construction and industry and as mayor of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's capital city.[4][5][6] He is currently on the board of directors of the consortium of construction companies responsible for building the "Ashgabat City" residential development.[7][8]

Biography

Durdylyyev was born in 1963 in Baherden, Ahal province. He graduated from the Turkmen Polytechnical Institute as a construction engineer.

He worked at Turkmen Agroindustrial Construction from 1986 to 1992. From 1992 to 1995 he ran a small business, Nusga; at the Ahal Province Gas company, and as deputy town mayor of Baherden. From 1995 to 2002 he worked at Baherden Water Utility, including as its chief. Between 2002 and 2005 Durdylyyev worked for the Ahal Rural Construction Directorate, including as deputy chief and chief.

In 2007 he was appointed deputy minister, and then minister of construction and construction materials industry of Turkmenistan. From 2008 to 2010 he served as minister of construction. From 2010 to 2013 Durdylyyev served as mayor of Ashgabat. From 2013 to 2017 he was deputy chairman of the government of Turkmenistan for construction and architecture. In 2016 he was given additional responsibility as head of administrative management of the Office of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers (business manager).[9] On April 15, 2016, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow delivered a "stern reprimand" to Durdylyyev for poor performance.[9]

In 2017, Durdylyyev was reappointed mayor of Ashgabat and remained in that position until February 2020, when he was appointed deputy chairman of the government for construction and industry.[5][10] While Durdylyyev was mayor, on May 17, 2018, President Berdimuhamedow delivered to Durdylyyev and several others a "stern reprimand". Two days earlier, central Ashgabat had been flooded and authorities had been unable to deal with the high water.[11]

On May 22, 2020, Durdylyyev received a "stern reprimand" from President Berdimuhamedow for "weakening of control over subordinate ministries and agencies." Ostensibly the president was displeased with aspects of construction sites in Ashgabat.[12] In November 2020, Durdylyyev was briefly hospitalized with a heart condition.[13][14] On December 30, 2020, he and two other officials received "stern reprimands" due to an electrical outage that affected Ashgabat and other areas of Turkmenistan.[15]

On February 24, 2021, President Berdimuhamedow expressed "dissatisfaction" with construction under way in Ashgabat, and listed deficiencies in need of urgent correction. He informed Durdylyyev and Ashgabat's mayor that they bear "personal responsibility" for the quality of construction works.[16]

On 9 July 2021, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow relieved Durdylyyev of his post in the Cabinet of Ministers and appointed him to the board of directors of the consortium of construction companies building the "Ashgabat City" (Turkmen: Aşgabat-Siti) residential complex.[7][8] In April 2022, President Serdar Berdimuhamedow appointed him mayor (Turkmen: häkim) of the new city of Arkadag, at that time still under construction and unnamed.[1] He was relieved of that responsibility on 6 May 2024 by presidential decree "for reasons of health".[3][17]

Personal life

Durdylyyev is reportedly the brother of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's wife, Ogulgerek née Durdylyýewa, making him Berdimuhamedow's brother-in-law and an uncle to current President Serdar Berdimuhamedow.[18] He reportedly has two sons, Döwletgeldi (born 1990) and Batyrmuhammet (born 1992), and a brother, Orazdurdy (born circa 1954), who is a dentist.[19]

Awards

Decorations

Commemorative medals

  • "Türkmenistanyň Garaşsyzlygynyň 20 ýyllygyna" ("20 Years of Turkmenistan's Independence")
  • "Garaşsyz, Baky Bitarap Türkmenistan" ("Independent, Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan")
  • "Türkmenistanyň Garaşsyzlygynyş 25 ýyllygyna" ("25 Years of Turkmenistan's Independence")[10]

References

  1. ^ "Дурдылыев возглавил администрацию нового центра Ахала" (in Russian), Turkmenportal, 28 April 2022
  2. ^ "Председатель верхней палаты парламента Туркменистана ознакомился с проектами второго этапа строительства города Аркадага" (in Russian), Turkmenistan.ru, 26 December 2022
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Туркменистана О Дурдылыеве Ш." (in Russian), Туркменистан сегодня, 6 May 2024
  4. ^ "Türkmenistanyň Prezidentiniň Permany Ş.Durdylyýew hakynda" (in Turkmen). Türkmenistanyň Döwlet habarlar agentligi. 7 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Türkmenistanda täze ýolbaşçylar bellendi: wise-premýerler, ministrler, häkimler" (in Turkmen). Biznes Türkmenistan. 8 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Resmi Habar" (in Turkmen). Türkmenistan: Altyn asyr. 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Расширенное заседание Кабинета Министров Туркменистана" (in Russian). Туркменистан: золотой век. 9 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Туркменистана О Дурдылыеве Ш." (in Russian). Туркменистан: золотой век. 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Когда выговор президента — как смертный приговор…" (in Russian). RFE/RL. 25 April 2016.
  10. ^ "ДУРДЫЛЫЕВ Шамухаммет" (in Russian). Нейтральный Туркменистан. 8 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Президент Бердымухамедов после потопа учинил расправу над чиновниками" (in Russian). Озодагон. 19 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Вице-премьер Дурдылыев получил строгий выговор за "недостатки на стройплощадках" Ашхабада" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 23 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Госпитализирован вице-премьер Туркменистана Шамухаммет Дурдылыев" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 24 November 2020.
  14. ^ "К исполнению обязанностей вернулся две недели назад госпитализированный Дурдылыев" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 11 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Бердымухамедов вынес три строгих выговора за сбои электроснабжения по всей стране" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 31 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Бердымухамедов недоволен состоянием улиц, расположением остановок и освещением в Ашхабаде" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 25 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Сменился хяким города Аркадага. Шамухаммет Дурдылыев уволен из-за болезни" [Mayor of Arkadag city is replaced. Shamuhammet Durdylyyev removed due to illness] (in Russian), Turkmen.News, 7 May 2024
  18. ^ "Туркменистан: Образцовая клептократия" (in Russian), Crude Accountability, 2021, p. 105
  19. ^ "Арматура режима. Как племянники Гурбангулы Бердымухамедова лишили сыновей бывшего мэра Ашхабада бизнеса" [Rebar regime. How Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's nephews stripped the Ashgabat mayor's sons of business] (in Russian), Turkmen.News, 12 June 2023