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Below is a list of leaders of present-day Turkmenistan since the establishment of Turkmen SSR in 1925.

• Ivan Mezhlauk (19 November 1924 – June 1926) (acting until 20 February 1925)
• Shaymardan Ibragimov (June 1926 – 1927)
• Nikolay Paskutsky (1927 – 1928)
• Grigory Aronshtam (11 May 1928 – August 1930)
• Yakov Popok (August 1930 – 15 April 1937)
• Anna Muhamedov (April – October 1937)
• Yakov Chubin (October 1937 – November 1939)
• Mikhail Fonin (November 1939 – March 1947)
• Shaja Batyrov (March 1947 – July 1951)
• Suhan Babayev (July 1951 – 14 December 1958)
• Jumadurdy Karayev (14 December 1958 – 4 May 1960)
• Balysh Ovezov (13 June 1960 – 24 December 1969)
• Muhammetnazar Gapurow (24 December 1969 – 21 December 1985)^[1][2]
• Saparmurat Niyazov (21 December 1985 – 16 December 1991)^[3]

• Gaygysyz Atabayev (October 1924 – December 1924)
• Nedirbay Aytakov (December 1920 – February 1925)

• Nedirbay Aytakov (20 February 1925 – 21 July 1937)
• Batyr Ataýew (acting) (August 1937 – October 1937)
• Hyvaly Babaýew (October 1937 – 24 July 1938)

• Allaberdi Berdiyev (24 July 1938 – 27 July 1938)

• Hyvaly Babayev (27 July 1938 – 1941)
• Allaberdy Berdyev (1941 – 6 March 1948)
• Akmamed Saryyev (6 March 1948 – 30 March 1959)
• Nurberdi Bayramov (30 March 1959 – 26 March 1963)
• Annamuhamet Gylyjow (26 March 1963 – 15 December 1978)
• Bally Ýazgulyýevyç Ýazgulyýew (15 December 1978 – 13 August 1988)
• Roza Atamuradovna Bazarova (13 August 1988 – 19 January 1990)

• Saparmurat Niyazov (19 January 1990 – 2 November 1990)

• Gaygysyz Atabayev (20 February 1925 – 8 July 1937)
• Aýtbaý Hudaýbergenov (October 1937 – 17 October 1945)
• Suhan Babayev (17 October 1945 – 14 July 1951)
• Balysh Ovezov (14 July 1951 – 14 January 1958)
• Jumadurdy Karayev (14 January 1958 – 20 January 1959)
• Balysh Ovezov (20 January 1959 – 13 June 1960)
• Abdy Annaliyev [ru] (13 June 1960 – 26 March 1963)
• Muhammetnazar Gapurow (26 March 1963 – 25 December 1969)
• Oraz Orazmuhammedow (25 December 1969 – 17 December 1975)
• Bally Yazkuliyev [ru] (17 December 1975 – 15 December 1978)
• Chary Karriyev [ru] (15 December 1978 – 26 March 1985)
• Saparmurat Niyazov (26 March 1985 – 4 January 1986)
• Annamurat Hojamyradow [ru] (4 January 1986 – 17 November 1989)
• Han Ahmedow (5 December 1989 – 27 October 1991)

Status

Symbols

^C Constitutional referendum

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006)	1990	2 November 1990	21 December 2006[†]	16 years, 49 days	CPT (until Dec. 1991)
			1992				DPT
—		Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957–)	—	21 December 2006	14 February 2007	55 days	DPT (until 2013)
2			2007 2012	14 February 2007	19 March 2022	15 years, 33 days
			2017				Independent
3		Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981–)	2022	19 March 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 288 days	DPT

On 21 January 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedow appointed his father, former President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan with the title "National Leader" (Turkmen: Milli Lider).^[4][5][6][7]

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