Raşit Meredow

Raşit Meredow
Meredow in 2022
4th Vice President of Turkmenistan
Assumed office
17 February 2007
President
Preceded byGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
7 July 2001
President
Preceded byBatyr Berdiýew
Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan
In office
7 May 2001  7 July 2001
Preceded bySakhat Muradow
Succeeded byRedzhepbay Arayow
Personal details
Born
Rashit Ovezgeldyyevich Meredov

(1960-05-29) 29 May 1960
Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union (now Turkmenistan)
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenKerim Meredov
Alma materMoscow State University

Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow (Turkmen pronunciation: [ɾɑˈʃɪt ˌøβɛðɡɛldɪˈjɛβɪtʃ mɛɾɛˈdoβ]; born 29 May 1960) is a Turkmen politician and diplomat who has served as the fourth vice president of Turkmenistan under President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and his son, Serdar since 2007, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2001.