Mammetgeldyev, Agageldy Mammetgeldyevich

Turkmen . Since 1963 he worked in a peasant farm. Since 1964 he studied at the Turkmen State Medical Institute. In 1968 he transferred to the Saratov Medical Institute, which he graduated in 1970 .

In the Soviet Army since 1970 . He served as a doctor - the head of the medical center of a separate automobile battalion of the Turkestan military district . Since 1974 - head of the medical center of the military unit, then head of the medical service of the anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany . Since 1979, he again served in the Turkestan military district : head of the military sanatorium in Archabil, since 1983 - resident, then senior resident of the infectious ward of the district military hospital. Since 1988 he was a teacher, since 1990 - a senior teacher of the military department of the Turkmen State Medical Institute. Lt. Col. medical service.

Since 1992, he served in the army of independent Turkmenistan , was appointed head of the military sanatorium in the village of Firyuza in the Ashgabat region . There was a country residence of the President of Turkmenistan S. Niyazov , who appreciated the care of a military doctor and provided him with a career.

In 1994, A. Mammetgeldyev was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan for Logistics - Head of the Main Directorate of Logistics and Supply of the Armed Forces. Major General . Since March 2002 - Head of the State Border Service - commander of the border troops of Turkmenistan . In 2003, from major generals he was promoted to colonel general , bypassing the rank of lieutenant general . Since September 2003 - Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan and at the same time since December of the same year - rector of the Military Institute of Turkmenistan . The military rank of General of the Army of Turkmenistan was awarded on October 24, 2004 . At the same time he was secretary of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan.

In the last years of the life of the President of Turkmenistan S. Niyazov was one of the closest people to him. Unconditionally supported all the undertakings of Turkmenbashi and he himself was noted for putting forward new ideas in line with the latter’s policy. For example, Mammetgeldyev proposed the use of Turkmen soldiers for cotton cultivation. In addition, he carried out the transfer of the army to self-sufficiency: abandoning the “meaningless drill in the barracks”, the soldiers without fail began to be trained in civilian professions - for example, growing wheat or raising cattle.

After the sudden death of S. Niyazov on December 21, 2006 , according to many observers, it was A. Mammetgeldyev who was one of the main executors of the conspiracy to appoint G. Berdimuhamedov to the post of President. He became the same loyal supporter of the new leader and thanks to this, he retained the post of Minister of Defense and all other posts for two more years. In January 2009, removed from the post of Minister and dismissed " due to retirement due to health reasons ." Lives in Ashgabat .

He was awarded the Order of "Turkmenbashi" (September 2006), medals of the USSR and Turkmenistan.

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