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| name = Qohir Rasulzoda<br>{{small|Қоҳир Расулзода}}
| name = Qohir Rasulzoda
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| office = 8th [[Prime Minister of Tajikistan]]
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| term_start = 23 November 2013
| term_start = 23 November 2013
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| deputy = Davlatali Said
| deputy = [[Davlatali Said]]
| predecessor = [[Oqil Oqilov]]
| predecessor = [[Oqil Oqilov]]
| successor =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|3|8|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|3|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ghafurov District|Ghafurov]], [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic|Tajik SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (now Tajikistan)
| birth_place = [[Ghafurov District|Ghafurov]], [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic|Tajik SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (now Tajikistan)
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| party = [[People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan|People's Democratic Party]]
| party = [[People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan|People's Democratic Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Agricultural University of Tajikistan|Agricultural University of<br>Tajikistan]]
| alma_mater = [[Agricultural University of Tajikistan|Agricultural University of<br />Tajikistan]]
| caption = Rasulzoda in 2018
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'''Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov''' ({{lang-tg|Абдуқохир 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]].
'''Qohir Rasulzoda''' ({{langx|tg|Қоҳир Расулзода}}; born '''Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov''', {{langx|tg|Абдуқохир Абдурасулович Назиров}}; {{langx|ru|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Mysterious Wealth: Tajikistan PM’s Wife Bought Luxury Dubai Properties |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/18747-mysterious-wealth-tajikistan-pms-wife-bought-luxury-dubai-properties |website=OCCRP |language=en-GB}}</ref> Power is concentrated in the hands of authoritarian ruler, President [[Emomali Rahmon|Emomali Rakhmon]].<ref name=":0" />
==Political background==
[[File:Rasulzoda and Putin.jpg|thumb|Rasulzoda with [[Vladimir Putin]] at the Airport in Tajikistan in 2017.]]
[[File:Official visit of Ilham Aliyev to Tajikistan 01.jpg|thumb|Rasulsoda with [[Ilham Aliyev]] in 2014]]
He was born as Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov on March 8, 1961 in the town of [[Khistevarz|Kistakuz]] in [[Ghafurov District]] of [[Sughd Region]] of the [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic|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."


==Political career==
From January 2000 to December 2006, he served as minister for melioration and water resources.{{cn|date=September 2019}}
He was born as Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov on 8 March 1961 in the town of [[Khistevarz|Kistakuz]] in [[Ghafurov District]] of [[Sughd Region]] of the [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic|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."{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}


From January 2000 to December 2006, he served as minister for melioration and water resources.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
In 2008, he graduated from the [[Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration]] with a degree in Technical Science. On December 2, 2006, he was made the Acting Head of Sughd Province, becoming the permanent leader of the province on February 27, 2007. In May 2007, he changed his name to Qohir Rasulzoda under President [[Emomali Rahmon]]'s law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://world.segodnya.ua/world/prezident-tadzhikictana-cmenil-familiju-i-podkorrektiroval-imja-47994.html|title=Президент Таджикистана сменил фамилию и подкорректировал имя|website=world.segodnya.ua}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1075690.html|title=Name Debate Reflects Region's Mixed History|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://world.segodnya.ua/world/prezident-tadzhikictana-cmenil-familiju-i-podkorrektiroval-imja-47994.html|title=Президент Таджикистана сменил фамилию и подкорректировал имя|website=world.segodnya.ua|date=11 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1075690.html|title=Name Debate Reflects Region's Mixed History|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=2 February 2012 |last1=Najibullah |first1=Farangis }}</ref>
In December 2007 and in April 2010, Rasulzoda was elected as the first deputy chairman of [[National Assembly of Tajikistan|National Assembly]] of the [[Supreme Assembly (Tajikistan)|Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan]].


In December 2007 and in April 2010, Rasulzoda was elected as the first deputy chairman of [[National Assembly of Tajikistan|National Assembly]] of the [[Supreme Assembly (Tajikistan)|Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
On November 23, 2013, Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing [[Oqil Oqilov]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vesti.ru/article/1975177|title=Премьером Таджикистана назначен Кохир Расулзада|website=vesti.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.tj/ru/node/5729|title=Указ Президента Республики Таджикистан о назначении Кохира Расулзода Премьер-министром Республики Таджикистан &#124; Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان|website=www.president.tj}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/tajikistan-prime-minister-akilov-dismissed/25177677.html |title=Longtime Tajik Prime Minister Dismissed |publisher=Radio Free Europe |access-date=2013-11-23}}</ref>

On 23 November 2013 Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing [[Oqil Oqilov]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vesti.ru/article/1975177|title=Премьером Таджикистана назначен Кохир Расулзада|website=vesti.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.tj/ru/node/5729|title=Указ Президента Республики Таджикистан о назначении Кохира Расулзода Премьер-министром Республики Таджикистан &#124; Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان|website=www.president.tj}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/tajikistan-prime-minister-akilov-dismissed/25177677.html |title=Longtime Tajik Prime Minister Dismissed |newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=23 November 2013 |publisher=Radio Free Europe |access-date=2013-11-23}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
File:Rasulzoda and Putin.jpg|Rasulzoda with [[Vladimir Putin]] at the Airport in Tajikistan in 2017
File:Official visit of Ilham Aliyev to Tajikistan 01.jpg|Rasulsoda with [[Ilham Aliyev]] in 2014
</gallery>

== Personal life ==
His wife, Ikhbolkhon Nazirova, owns two properties worth $1.4 million in Dubai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate - OCCRP |url=https://cdn.occrp.org/projects/dubai-unlocked/en/#95/ikhbolkhon-nazirova |website=How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate - OCCRP |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She also owns several properties in Tajikistan.<ref name=":0" /> Their daughter, Farangez Azimova, owns a villa in Dubai worth $5.4 million.<ref name=":0" />

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.<ref name=":0" />

== Awards ==

* Honored Worker of Tajikistan
* Order of the Defense Assistance Society of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] "For Outstanding Services" (2009)
* [[Order "For Selfless Service" (Uzbekistan)|Order "For Selfless Service"]] ([[Uzbekistan]], 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uza.uz/ru/documents/o-nagrazhdenii-ryada-gosudarstvennykh-i-obshchestvennykh-deya-29-08-2018?sphrase_id=5104450|title=О награждении ряда Государственных и общественных деятелей, представителей культуры, науки и здравоохранения Республики Таджикистан|work=УзА|date=2018-08-29|accessdate=2018-09-01|archive-date=2018-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901080444/http://uza.uz/ru/documents/o-nagrazhdenii-ryada-gosudarstvennykh-i-obshchestvennykh-deya-29-08-2018?sphrase_id=5104450|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Order of Honour (Russia)|Order of Honor]] ([[Russia]], 30 December 2022)''<ref>[http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202212300057 Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30 декабря 2022 года № 980 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»]</ref>''


==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:45, 26 October 2024

Qohir Rasulzoda
Қоҳир Расулзода
Rasulzoda in 2018
8th Prime Minister of Tajikistan
Assumed office
23 November 2013
PresidentEmomali Rahmon
DeputyDavlatali Said
Preceded byOqil Oqilov
Personal details
Born (1961-03-08) 8 March 1961 (age 63)
Ghafurov, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union (now Tajikistan)
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party
Alma materAgricultural University of
Tajikistan

Qohir Rasulzoda (Tajik: Қоҳир Расулзода; 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.[1] Power is concentrated in the hands of authoritarian ruler, President Emomali Rakhmon.[1]

Political career

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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."[citation needed]

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

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.[2][3]

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

On 23 November 2013 Qohir Rasulzoda was appointed Prime Minister of Tajikistan, replacing Oqil Oqilov.[4][5][6]

Personal life

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His wife, Ikhbolkhon Nazirova, owns two properties worth $1.4 million in Dubai.[7][1] She also owns several properties in Tajikistan.[1] Their daughter, Farangez Azimova, owns a villa in Dubai worth $5.4 million.[1]

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.[1]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mysterious Wealth: Tajikistan PM's Wife Bought Luxury Dubai Properties". OCCRP. 2024.
  2. ^ "Президент Таджикистана сменил фамилию и подкорректировал имя". world.segodnya.ua. 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Najibullah, Farangis (2 February 2012). "Name Debate Reflects Region's Mixed History". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  4. ^ "Премьером Таджикистана назначен Кохир Расулзада". vesti.ru.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Республики Таджикистан о назначении Кохира Расулзода Премьер-министром Республики Таджикистан | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj.
  6. ^ "Longtime Tajik Prime Minister Dismissed". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Radio Free Europe. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  7. ^ "How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate - OCCRP". How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate - OCCRP. 2024.
  8. ^ "О награждении ряда Государственных и общественных деятелей, представителей культуры, науки и здравоохранения Республики Таджикистан". УзА. 2018-08-29. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  9. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30 декабря 2022 года № 980 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Tajikistan
2013–present
Incumbent