Serdar Berdymukhamedov sworn in as President of Turkmenistan
Serdar Berdimuhamedov was sworn in as Turkmenistan’s new president on March 19, 2022, officially taking the reins of the Central Asian country from his father.
Berdimuhamedow succeeds his father and former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who became president in 2006 and served till 2022. It must be noted that the presidential elections in Turkmenistan are held every seven years.