Berdimuhamedov re-elected president of Turkmenistan - CEC
Berdimuhamedov was born June 29, 1957 in the Babarap village of Geok-Tepe district of Akhal region of Turkmenistan.
He was appointed minister of health and medical industry of Turkmenistan in 1979. He became deputy chairman of the country’s Cabinet of Ministers in 2001. Berdimuhamedov became president in 2007.