Öwezgeldi Ataýew

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Öwezgeldi Ataýew
5th
Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan
In office
12 November 2002 – 22 December 2006
Preceded byTagandurdy Hallyýew
Succeeded byAkja Nurberdiýewa
Chief Justice of Turkmenistan
In office
6 January 1999 – 12 November 2002
Preceded byAta Rahmanow
Succeeded byÝagşygeldi Esenow
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Ashkhabad,
USSR
(now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)
Political partyDemocratic Party of Turkmenistan
OccupationPolitician

Öwezgeldi Ataýew (Russian: Овезгельды Атаев,

criminal case
started against him. Atayev was charged with abuse of power and human rights violations.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, who was one of several Deputy Prime Ministers and Minister of Health, succeeded Niyazov instead. According to Kommersant, Atayev was arrested on 21 December 2006.[1] Berdimuhamedow signed an order dismissing Atayev for "committing a deed incompatible with the high position entrusted to him". Atayev was accused in a statement of harassing and humiliating his daughter-in-law and driving her to attempted suicide.[2] He was subsequently imprisoned until March 2012.[3]

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Solovyov and Mikhail Zygar (2006-12-22). "Turkmenbashi, "Father of All Turkmen," Dies". Kommersant.
  2. ^ Al Jazeera English – News – Niyazov Death Sparks Power Struggle Archived January 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/publications/research/2016-03-08-turkmenistan-bohr.pdf