Rustam Emomali
Rustam Emomali | |
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| Рустам Эмомали | |
Emomali in 2023 | |
| Chairman of the Majlisi Milli | |
| Assumed office 17 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev |
| Mayor of Dushanbe | |
| Assumed office 12 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Рустам Эмомалиевич Раҳмонов Rustam Emomalievich Rahmonov 19 December 1987 Danghara, Kulob Oblast, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Tajikistan |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Fatimajon Rahmon |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Emomali Rahmon Azizmo Asadullayeva |
| Relatives | Ozoda Rahmon (sister) |
| Alma mater | Tajik National University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Tajikistan |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan (Reserve) Customs Service of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| Years of service | 2014–present |
| Rank | Major general |
Rustam Emomali (Tajik: Рустам Эмомалӣ, romanized: Rustam Emomalī, pronounced [rʊsˈtʰam emɔmaˈli]; born 19 December 1987) is a Tajik politician who is the current Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, Mayor of Dushanbe and the eldest son of Emomali Rahmon, the long-standing president of Tajikistan.
Rustam Emomali is believed to be prepared by his father to succeed him as the leader of Tajikistan; he holds the title of the constitutionally designated successor to the presidency. He heads the anti-corruption agency in Tajikistan and the state's financial oversight agency. Despite not having served in the armed forces, he holds the rank of major general. He was appointed as the mayor of Dushanbe by his father in 2017 at the age of 29.