Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)

Chief of the General Staff ; Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy
	Roundel of the Armed Forces
	Incumbent; Akmurad Anamedov; since 2019
	Ministry of Defence
Status	Active
Member of	General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces
Reports to	Major General Begench Gundogdyev, Minister of Defense
Residence	Ashgabat
Appointer	President of Turkmenistan
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Turkmenistan
Formation	1994
First holder	Major General Annamurat Soltanov

The Chief of the General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň Baş ştabynyň başlygy) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches. The Chief of the General Staff represents the entire Turkmen military and is in command of the leaders of the Turkmen National Guard, Turkmen Ground Forces, Turkmen Air Force, Turkmen Air Defense Forces, Turkmen Navy and the Turkmen Border Troops.

List of Chiefs

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1	Soltanov, AnnamuratMajor General Annamurat Soltanov (born 1943)	1994	11 February 1997	2–3 years	.
2	Mulkamanov, AkmuradMajor General Akmurad Mulkamanov	11 February 1997	17 September 1998	1 year, 218 days	.
3	Charyyarov, SerdarLieutenant General Serdar Charyyarov	17 September 1998	26 May 2003	4 years, 251 days	[1]
4	Nursakhatov, RejepgeldyMajor General Rejepgeldy Nursakhatov	26 May 2003	23 February 2004	273 days	[2]
5	Atabaev, MohammedkuliLieutenant General Mohammedkuli Atabaev	23 February 2004	5 November 2009	5 years, 255 days	.
6	Gundogdyev, BegenchMajor General Begench Gundogdyev	5 November 2009	29 March 2011	1 year, 144 days	[3][4]
7	Ismailov, IsmailMajor General Ismail Ismailov	29 March 2011	c. 2019	6–7 years	[5]
8	Anamedov, AkmuradLieutenant Colonel Akmurad Anamedov	c. 2019	Incumbent	1–2 years	.

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