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Kokhir Rasulzoda


Kokhir Rasulzoda


Qohir Rasulzoda (Tajik: Қоҳир Расулзода and Persian: قاهر رسول‌زاده; born Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov, Tajik: Абдуқохир Абдурасулович Назиров; Russian: Абдукохир Абдурасулович Назиров; born 8 March 1961) is a Tajik politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Tajikistan since 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan.

The Prime Minister post in Tajikistan is largely ceremonial. Power is concentrated in the hands of authoritarian ruler, President Emomali Rakhmon.

Political career

He was born as Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov on 8 March 1961 in the town of Kistakuz in Ghafurov District of Sughd Region of the Tajik SSR. In 1982, he graduated from the Agricultural University of Tajikistan, specializing in hydraulic engineering. Then Nazirov worked as engineer of the production department, chief engineer, chief of PMK-4, the head of the enterprise "Tajiksovskhozstroy."

From January 2000 to December 2006, he served as minister for melioration and water resources.

In 2008, he graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a degree in Technical Science. On 2 December 2006 he was made the Acting Head of Sughd Province, becoming the permanent leader of the province on 27 February 2007. In May 2007, he changed his name to Qohir Rasulzoda under President Emomali Rahmon's law.

In December 2007 and in April 2010, Rasulzoda was elected as the first deputy chairman of National Assembly of the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan.

On 23 November 2013 Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing Oqil Oqilov.

Personal life

His wife, Ikhbolkhon Nazirova, owns two properties worth $1.4 million in Dubai. She also owns several properties in Tajikistan. Their daughter, Farangez Azimova, owns a villa in Dubai worth $5.4 million.

The source of the couple's wealth is unknown, as she has no known income and Rasulzoda, as a public official for 24 years, has been barred from engaging in commercial activities.

Awards

  • Honored Worker of Tajikistan
  • Order of the Defense Assistance Society of the CIS "For Outstanding Services" (2009)
  • Order "For Selfless Service" (Uzbekistan, 2018)
  • Order of Honor (Russia, 30 December 2022)

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