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{{Short description|Head of state of Tajikistan}}
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{{Politics of Tajikistan}}
{{Politics of Tajikistan}}


The '''president of Tajikistan''' is the [[head of state]] and de facto [[head of government]] of the [[Republic of Tajikistan]]. The president heads the executive branch of the country's government and is the commander in chief of the [[Armed Forces of Tajikistan]].
The '''president of Tajikistan''' is the [[head of state]] of the [[Tajikistan|Republic of Tajikistan]]. The president heads the executive branch of the country's government and is the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Armed Forces of Tajikistan]].


==History of the presidency==
==History of the presidency==
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==Constitutional role==
==Constitutional role==
The president of Tajikistan is the [[head of the state]] and the ''de facto'' [[head of government]], making him/her the highest ranking chief government official in the country. The president is elected by a national vote and was historically limited to one seven-year term which can only be renewed once, until the abolishment of term limits. The president is also the supreme [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Tajik National Army]].
The president of Tajikistan is the [[head of the state]] and the highest ranking chief government official in the country. The president is elected by a national vote and was historically limited to one seven-year term which can only be renewed once, until the abolishment of term limits. The president is also the supreme [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Tajik National Army]].
In addition to the executive office of the president, there is a [[Security Council of Tajikistan|Security Council]] that advises the president on matters of national security. As Supreme Commander-in-Chief, he also is entitled to use the Center for the Management of the Armed Forces (opened on [[Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan)|National Army Day]] in 2018), which would serve as the main military command center for the president, similarly to the [[Russian Armed Forces]] [[National Defense Management Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.translatoruser-int.com/translate?&from=ru&to=en&csId=84706578-618e-42e7-9325-73da5e3f1539&usId=feed6a2b-91a8-497c-b961-4a43e6e41829&dl=en&ac=true&dt=2019/6/13+0:39&h=0DhAvXKw_eDb5XCSNX2spXVtdQ2YZ5Ih&a=https://www.news.tj/news/tajikistan/security/20180221/v-tadzhikistane-poyavilsya-tsentr-upravleniya-vooruzhennimi-silami|title=Error|website=www.translatoruser-int.com}}</ref>

===Executive office===
The office of the president consisting of 5 departments and 24 offices is the executive arm of the president, including, inter alia, the following are the most important ones:
The office of the president consisting of 5 departments and 24 offices is the executive arm of the president, including, inter alia, the following are the most important ones:
* Department of the constitutional rights of citizens
* Department of the Constitutional Rights of Citizens
* Department of Public affairs, information and cultural affairs
* Department of Public Affairs, Information and Cultural Affairs
* Department of Social Policy
* Department of Social Policy
* Department of economic policy
* Department of Economic Policy


The president also has five state advisors who aide the president on policy issues:
In addition to the executive office of the president, there is a [[Security Council of Tajikistan|Security Council]] that advises the president on matters of national security. As Supreme Commander-in-Chief, he also is entitled to use the Center for the Management of the Armed Forces (opened on [[Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan)|National Army Day]] in 2018), which would serve as the main military command center for the president, similarly to the [[Russian Armed Forces]] [[National Defense Management Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.translatoruser-int.com/translate?&from=ru&to=en&csId=84706578-618e-42e7-9325-73da5e3f1539&usId=feed6a2b-91a8-497c-b961-4a43e6e41829&dl=en&ac=true&dt=2019/6/13+0:39&h=0DhAvXKw_eDb5XCSNX2spXVtdQ2YZ5Ih&a=https://www.news.tj/news/tajikistan/security/20180221/v-tadzhikistane-poyavilsya-tsentr-upravleniya-vooruzhennimi-silami|title=Error|website=www.translatoruser-int.com}}</ref> The president also has five state advisors who aide the president on policy issues:


*State Advisor on Economic Issues
*State Advisor on Economic Issues
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*State Advisor on Defense and Law Enforcement
*State Advisor on Defense and Law Enforcement


==Presidential Standard==
==Presidential standard==
The Standard of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan is the official symbol of the office of president in the country. It was made a legal state symbol in accordance with an amendment to Law No. 192 on July 28, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.president.tj/rus/novostee_141106.htm |title=Закон Республики Таджикистан от 28 июля 2006 года № 192 "О символах Президента Республики Таджикистан" |access-date=2019-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025033128/http://www.president.tj/rus/novostee_141106.htm |archive-date=2007-10-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was introduced in time for the inauguration ceremony for [[Emomali Rahmon]] in his third term as head of state. The standard is a rectangular panel consisting of three horizontally arranged color bars which are similar to the colors on the [[Flag of Tajikistan]]. In it, there is a symbolic ''[[Derafsh Kaviani]]'' banner the center, with its upper part having spear, symbolizing the will and power of the authorities for the defense of the country. The banner is four-sided and has four branches inside (which represents the four [[regions of Tajikistan]]), while the center depicts a winged lion with a crown and seven stars, which are the basis of the [[emblem of Tajikistan]]. The Derafsh Kaviani is embroidered with two gold threads on both sides of the standard.
The standard of the president of the Republic of Tajikistan is the official symbol of the office of president in the country. It was made a legal state symbol in accordance with an amendment to Law No. 192 on July 28, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.president.tj/rus/novostee_141106.htm |title=Закон Республики Таджикистан от 28 июля 2006 года № 192 "О символах Президента Республики Таджикистан" |access-date=2019-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025033128/http://www.president.tj/rus/novostee_141106.htm |archive-date=2007-10-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was introduced in time for the inauguration ceremony for [[Emomali Rahmon]] in his third term as head of state. The standard is a rectangular panel consisting of three horizontally arranged color bars which are similar to the colors on the [[Flag of Tajikistan]]. In it, there is a symbolic ''[[Derafsh Kaviani]]'' banner the center, with its upper part having spear, symbolizing the will and power of the authorities for the defense of the country. The banner is four-sided and has four branches inside (which represents the four [[regions of Tajikistan]]), while the center depicts a winged lion with a crown and seven stars, which are the basis of the [[emblem of Tajikistan]]. The Derafsh Kaviani is embroidered with two gold threads on both sides of the standard.


==Residence==
==Residence==
Since 2008, the [[Palace of Nations, Dushanbe|Palace of Nations]] (also called the ''Kohi Millat'' or the ''White House'') has been the official residence of the president of Tajikistan. The president often receives foreign dignitaries and public official at the palace, as well as holds public events at its main hall. Its construction was dedicated to Tajik historic king [[Ismail Samani]]. It opened in August 2008, hosting an [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]] summit in its first day. The palace is portrayed on the back of a 500 [[Somoni]] banknote.<ref>[http://life.ansor.info/qasri-millat/ ЭНЦИКЛОПЕДИЯ AMD — КАСРИ МИЛЛАТ / ДВОРЕЦ НАЦИИ]</ref>
Since 2008, the [[Palace of Nations, Dushanbe|Palace of Nations]] (also called the ''Kohi Millat'' or the ''White House'') has been the official residence of the president of Tajikistan. The president often receives foreign dignitaries and public official at the palace, as well as holds public events at its main hall. Its construction was dedicated to Tajik historic king [[Ismail Samani]]. It opened in August 2008, hosting an [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]] summit in its first day. The palace is portrayed on the back of a 500 [[Somoni]] banknote.<ref>[http://life.ansor.info/qasri-millat/ ЭНЦИКЛОПЕДИЯ AMD — КАСРИ МИЛЛАТ / ДВОРЕЦ НАЦИИ]</ref>


Up until 2008, the presidential residence was located in a different location, in building that was built in 1957 (to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution),<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=https://asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/power/20200212/former-presidential-palace-in-dushanbe-will-be-demolished?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=7afe01dd88e17292c0ef880624627a8b1d20ad25-1618856950-0-Afc9tQbfMa7FQX6wfUCMzGnj6tcJfHWAOWucGNbA4LHIqeCIujKZv8UTH_683ArRFAwrGkDvO5iRmJ0ePNS2AhxTOVzzI0UEk7tWy73uSXPk7O3h49WSVFvG2Vwlu-O7osGuWC5fF_4nK3Gl9HeFyyRyG8Pk3w2kBO97mPPFfwCR3mv8-ogjqrYN1rZEjm3NQ6jXCQ-K66pqlVTWpKAtxBZjonLpAqEGTlWGTJLKdTB3Z8RJ7Uidmb_CUJyLuOqABqsOJ45BfdPV5dHaFwSXguQDu3Gk0FIPCYhX6XyypTMd7astc7JPNNACROeT058-_8lpqeQur0pX1kBcH-MGFLvP8C7Gt72kEty2U1A3U6Po64I51bMwm68k8XhPZYFMtbvgWB_B35oiP0VHxHZ9o8T57d5niREBpeeJnxqTlIFaPSfc3XjcV0Ns2tOfGCan_UzPaqUNE3KB5OveL_C6mdWtdYQiEWDGoEj4zz2LnjMXxySMenzOXQGzVgQ5HWFAtA     |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=В ДУШАНБЕ СНОСЯТ БЫВШИЙ ПРЕЗИДЕНТСКИЙ ДВОРЕЦ (ВИДЕО)|url=https://akhbor-rus.com/-p4117-174.htm|access-date=2021-04-20|website=akhbor-rus.com|language=en}}</ref> and formerly served as the headquarters of the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=В Душанбе готовят к сносу бывший президентский дворец. ВИДЕО|url=https://rus.ozodi.org/a/30529721.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Радио Озоди|language=ru}}</ref> In the Soviet era, it had hosted dignitaries such as [[Raúl Castro|Raul Castro]], [[Ho Chi Minh]], [[Nikita Khrushchev]], [[Leonid Brezhnev]], and [[Boris Yeltsin]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Inoyatova|first=Sher Khashimov,Tahmina|title=Transforming Tajikistan: Between a Soviet past and a Tajik future|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/4/14/transforming-tajikistan-between-a-soviet-past-and-a-tajik-future|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, the building became the temporary office of the [[Mayor of Dushanbe]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dushanbe|first=Esfandiar Adineh in|date=2017-10-19|title=Demolishing Dushanbe: how the former city of Stalinabad is erasing its Soviet past|url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/19/demolishing-dushanbe-former-stalinabad-erasing-soviet-past|access-date=2021-04-19|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> It became the presidential residence in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|title=В Душанбе приступили к сносу Дворца президента Таджикистана|url=https://ia-centr.ru/publications/v-dushanbe-pristupili-k-snosu-dvortsa-prezidenta-tadzhikistana/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=ia-centr.ru|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Бывший президентский дворец в Душанбе почти полностью снесен &#124; Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus|url=https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/society/20200910/bivshii-prezidentskii-dvorets-v-dushanbe-pochti-polnostyu-snesen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-11|title=В столице Таджикистана сносят бывший президентский дворец – фото|url=https://ru.reporter.kg/v-stolitse-tadzhikistana-snosiat-byvshii-prezidentskii-dvorets-foto/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Reporter.kg|language=ru-RU}}</ref> In February 2020, it was announced that the former palace would be demolished.
Up until 2008, the presidential residence was located in a different location, in building that was built in 1957 (to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former presidential palace in Dushanbe will be demolished|url=https://asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/power/20200212/former-presidential-palace-in-dushanbe-will-be-demolished|url-status=live|date=Feb 12, 2020|website=asiaplustj.info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027104112/https://asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/power/20200212/former-presidential-palace-in-dushanbe-will-be-demolished|archive-date=Oct 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=В ДУШАНБЕ СНОСЯТ БЫВШИЙ ПРЕЗИДЕНТСКИЙ ДВОРЕЦ (ВИДЕО)|url=https://akhbor-rus.com/-p4117-174.htm|access-date=2021-04-20|website=akhbor-rus.com|language=en}}</ref> and formerly served as the headquarters of the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=В Душанбе готовят к сносу бывший президентский дворец. ВИДЕО|url=https://rus.ozodi.org/a/30529721.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Радио Озоди|date=4 April 2020 |language=ru}}</ref> In the Soviet era, it had hosted dignitaries such as [[Raúl Castro|Raul Castro]], [[Ho Chi Minh]], [[Nikita Khrushchev]], [[Leonid Brezhnev]], and [[Boris Yeltsin]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Inoyatova|first=Sher Khashimov,Tahmina|title=Transforming Tajikistan: Between a Soviet past and a Tajik future|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/4/14/transforming-tajikistan-between-a-soviet-past-and-a-tajik-future|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, the building became the temporary office of the [[Mayor of Dushanbe]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dushanbe|first=Esfandiar Adineh in|date=2017-10-19|title=Demolishing Dushanbe: how the former city of Stalinabad is erasing its Soviet past|url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/19/demolishing-dushanbe-former-stalinabad-erasing-soviet-past|access-date=2021-04-19|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> It became the presidential residence in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|title=В Душанбе приступили к сносу Дворца президента Таджикистана|url=https://ia-centr.ru/publications/v-dushanbe-pristupili-k-snosu-dvortsa-prezidenta-tadzhikistana/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=ia-centr.ru|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Бывший президентский дворец в Душанбе почти полностью снесен &#124; Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus|url=https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/society/20200910/bivshii-prezidentskii-dvorets-v-dushanbe-pochti-polnostyu-snesen|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409045843/https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/society/20200910/bivshii-prezidentskii-dvorets-v-dushanbe-pochti-polnostyu-snesen|archive-date=Apr 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-11|title=В столице Таджикистана сносят бывший президентский дворец – фото|url=https://ru.reporter.kg/v-stolitse-tadzhikistana-snosiat-byvshii-prezidentskii-dvorets-foto/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Reporter.kg|language=ru-RU}}</ref> In February 2020, it was announced that the former palace would be demolished.


== Selection process ==
== Selection process ==
=== Elections ===
=== Elections ===
The President of Tajikistan is elected for a seven-year term (Exception for [[Emomali Rahmon|Founder of peace and national Unity — Leader of the Nation]]) using the [[two-round system]]; if no candidate receives over 50% of all votes cast,<ref name="IFES"/> a second round is held between 15 and 31 days later between the two candidates who received the most votes. For the result to be validated, voter turnout must exceed 50%; if it falls below the threshold, fresh elections will be held.<ref name="IFES">[https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/tajikistan_faq_final.pdf Elections in Tajikistan: November 6 Presidential Elections: Frequently Asked Questions] IFES</ref>
The president of Tajikistan is elected for a seven-year term (Exception for [[Emomali Rahmon|Founder of peace and national Unity — Leader of the Nation]]) using the [[two-round system]]; if no candidate receives over 50% of all votes cast,<ref name="IFES"/> a second round is held between 15 and 31 days later between the two candidates who received the most votes. For the result to be validated, voter turnout must exceed 50%; if it falls below the threshold, fresh elections will be held.<ref name="IFES">[https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/tajikistan_faq_final.pdf Elections in Tajikistan: November 6 Presidential Elections: Frequently Asked Questions] IFES</ref>


====Latest election====
====Latest election====
{{Main|2020 Tajik presidential election}}
{{Main|2020 Tajik presidential election}}
{{Election results
|cand1=[[Emomali Rahmon]]|party1=[[People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan|People's Democratic Party]]|votes1=3853987
|cand2=[[Rustam Latifzoda]]|party2=[[Agrarian Party of Tajikistan|Agrarian Party]]|votes2=128182
|cand3=[[Rustam Rahmatzoda]]|party3=[[Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan|Party of Economic Reforms]]|votes3=90918
|cand4=[[Abduhalim Ghafforov]]|party4=[[Socialist Party of Tajikistan|Socialist Party]]|votes4=63082
|cand5=[[Miroj Abdulloyev]]|party5=[[Communist Party of Tajikistan|Communist Party]]|votes5=49535
|invalid=53135
|turnout=85.44
|source=[http://kmir.tj/2020/10/14/qarori-komissiyai-markazii-intihobot-va-rajpursi-25/ CEC]
}}


=== Inauguration ceremony ===
=== Inauguration ceremony ===
The inauguration ceremony takes place at the Kokhi Somon Palace in [[Dushanbe]]. Following the ceremony, a [[military parade]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan]] is held on [[Dousti Square]]. The [[Ministry of Defence (Tajikistan)|minister of defence]] reads the oath of the allegiance to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during the ceremony before the troops of the [[Tajik National Army|National Army]] march off.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Трансляция с площади "Дусти" города Душанбе по случаю инаугурации Президента Республики Таджикистан - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfVW89wyUSA| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127215549/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfVW89wyUSA&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2020-11-27 | url-status=dead|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> A 30-gun salute is fired to mark the occasion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emomali Rahmon sworn in as President of the Republic of Tajikistan|url=http://una-oic.org/page/public/news_details.aspx?id=322258&NL=True|access-date=2020-11-03|website=una-oic.org}}</ref> The following years saw inauguration ceremonies held:{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
The inauguration ceremony takes place at the Kokhi [[Somon Palace]] in [[Dushanbe]]. Following the ceremony, a [[military parade]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan]] is held on [[Dousti Square]]. The [[Ministry of Defence (Tajikistan)|minister of defence]] reads the oath of the allegiance to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during the ceremony before the troops of the [[Tajik National Army|National Army]] march off.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Трансляция с площади "Дусти" города Душанбе по случаю инаугурации Президента Республики Таджикистан|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfVW89wyUSA| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127215549/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfVW89wyUSA&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2020-11-27 | url-status=dead|access-date=2020-11-03|website=YouTube}}</ref> A 30-gun salute is fired to mark the occasion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emomali Rahmon sworn in as President of the Republic of Tajikistan|url=http://una-oic.org/page/public/news_details.aspx?id=322258&NL=True|access-date=2020-11-03|website=una-oic.org}}</ref> The following years saw inauguration ceremonies held:{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}


* 1994
* 1994
* 1999 - The ceremony was attended by [[Russian Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Эмомали Рахмон в пятый раз присягнул на верность народу и Конституции Таджикистана|url=https://uzreport.news/world/emomali-rahmon-v-pyatiy-raz-prisyagnul-na-vernost-narodu-i-konstitutsii-tadjikistana|access-date=2020-11-03|website=UzReport.news|language=ru}}</ref>
* 1999 - The ceremony was attended by [[Russian Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Эмомали Рахмон в пятый раз присягнул на верность народу и Конституции Таджикистана|url=https://uzreport.news/world/emomali-rahmon-v-pyatiy-raz-prisyagnul-na-vernost-narodu-i-konstitutsii-tadjikistana|access-date=2020-11-03|website=UzReport.news|language=ru}}</ref>
* 18 November 2006<ref>{{Cite web|title=Маросими Савгандёдкунии Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Э.Ш.Раҳмонов {{!}} Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان|url=http://www.president.tj/node/5539|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.president.tj}}</ref>
* 18 November 2006<ref>{{Cite web|title=Маросими Савгандёдкунии Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Э.Ш.Раҳмонов {{!}} Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان|url=http://www.president.tj/node/5539|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.president.tj}}</ref>
* 16 November 2013<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tajik President Sworn In For Fourth Term|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-rahmon-inauguration-fourth/25170041.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en}}</ref>
* 16 November 2013<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tajik President Sworn In For Fourth Term|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-rahmon-inauguration-fourth/25170041.html|access-date=2020-11-03|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=16 November 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
* 30 October 2020 - The ceremony was held amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Everyone should watch presidential inauguration ceremony {{!}} Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus|url=https://www.asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/power/20201027/everyone-should-watch-presidential-inauguration-ceremony|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.asiaplustj.info}}</ref>
* 30 October 2020 - The ceremony was held amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Everyone should watch presidential inauguration ceremony {{!}} Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus|url=https://www.asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/power/20201027/everyone-should-watch-presidential-inauguration-ceremony|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.asiaplustj.info}}</ref>


==List of presidents of Tajikistan==
==List of presidents of Tajikistan==
{{Main|List of leaders of Tajikistan}}
{{Main|List of leaders of Tajikistan}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br><small>(Born-Died)</small>
! colspan=3| Term
! rowspan=2| Political Party
! rowspan=2| Elected
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| President
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 1
| image =
| officeholder = [[Qahhor Mahkamov]]
| officeholder_sort = Mahkamov, Qahhor
| born_year = 1932
| died_year = 2016
| term_start = 30 November 1990
| term_end = 31 August 1991
| timeinoffice = 1 year
| alt_party = Communist Party of Tajikistan
| election = —
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = –
| image = Emblem of the Tajik SSR.svg
| officeholder = [[Qadriddin Aslonov]]
| officeholder_sort = Aslonov, Kadriddin
| born_year = 1947
| died_year = 1992
| term_start = 31 August 1991
| term_end = 23 September 1991
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|08|31|1991|09|23}}
| acting = y
| alt_party = Communist Party of Tajikistan
| election = —
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 2
| image = Rahmon Nabiyev 1991-1992 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = [[Rahmon Nabiyev]]
| officeholder_sort = Nabiyev, Rahmon
| born_year = 1930
| died_year = 1993
| term_start = 23 September 1991
| term_end = 6 October 1991
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|09|23|1991|10|06}}
| alt_party = Communist Party of Tajikistan
| election = —
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = –
| image = Emblem of the Tajik SSR.svg
| officeholder = [[Akbarsho Iskandrov]]
| officeholder_sort = Iskandrov, Akbarsho
| born_year = 1951
| died_year =
| term_start = 6 October 1991
| term_end = 2 December 1991
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|10|06|1991|12|02}}
| acting = y
| alt_party = Communist Party of Tajikistan
| election = —
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = (2)
| image = Rahmon Nabiyev 1991-1992 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = [[Rahmon Nabiyev]]
| officeholder_sort = Nabiyev, Rahmon
| born_year = 1930
| died_year = 1993
| term_start = 2 December 1991
| term_end = 7 September 1992
| timeinoffice = 1 year
| alt_party = Communist Party of Tajikistan
| election = [[1991 Tajik presidential election|1991]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = –
| image = Emblem of the Tajik SSR.svg
| officeholder = [[Akbarsho Iskandrov]]
| officeholder_sort = Iskandrov, Akbarsho
| born_year = 1951
| died_year =
| term_start = 7 September 1992
| term_end = 20 November 1992
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1992|09|07|1992|11|20}}
| acting = y
| alt_party = Communist Party of Tajikistan
| election = —
}}

{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 3
| image = Emomali Rahmon (2017-02-27).jpg
| officeholder = [[Emomali Rahmon]]
| officeholder_sort = Rahmon, Emomali
| born_year = 1952
| died_year =
| term_start = 16 November 1994
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1994|11|16}}
| alt_party = People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan
| election = [[1994 Tajik presidential election|1994]]
| election2 = [[1999 Tajik presidential election|1999]]
| election3 = [[2006 Tajik presidential election|2006]]
| election4 = [[2013 Tajik presidential election|2013]]
| election5 = [[2020 Tajik presidential election|2020]]
}}
|}

==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of leaders of Tajikistan]]
*[[List of leaders of Tajikistan]]

Latest revision as of 23:31, 1 August 2024

President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Президенти Тоҷикистон
Президент Таджикистана
Presidential standard
since 16 November 1994
TypeHead of state
Commander-in-chief
ResidencePalace of the Nation, Dushanbe
AppointerPopular vote
Term length7 years
renewable optional
Formation30 November 1990
First holderQahhor Mahkamov
SuccessionChairman of the National Assembly[1]
Salary144,144 Tajikistani somoni/13,200 USD annually[2][3]
Politics of Tajikistan

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The president of Tajikistan is the head of state of the Republic of Tajikistan. The president heads the executive branch of the country's government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan.

History of the presidency

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The first president of Tajikistan was Qahhor Mahkamov, who held the position of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was appointed President of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in November 1990. Mahkamov served both as First Secretary and President but was forced to resign in August 1991 due to the unpopularity of his support for the August Coup of 1991 in Moscow and the resulting street demonstrations in Dushanbe. From 1991 to 1992 the post of the president changed hands several times due to the political changes and uncertainty following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and ensuing social unrest and violence in the Tajikistani Civil War. Since 1994, Emomali Rahmon has held the position of the presidency. The presidential elections were last held in 2020. Presidential elections in Tajikistan have consistently been criticized by international observers as unfair and favoring the ruling party.

Constitutional role

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The president of Tajikistan is the head of the state and the highest ranking chief government official in the country. The president is elected by a national vote and was historically limited to one seven-year term which can only be renewed once, until the abolishment of term limits. The president is also the supreme commander-in-chief of the Tajik National Army. In addition to the executive office of the president, there is a Security Council that advises the president on matters of national security. As Supreme Commander-in-Chief, he also is entitled to use the Center for the Management of the Armed Forces (opened on National Army Day in 2018), which would serve as the main military command center for the president, similarly to the Russian Armed Forces National Defense Management Center.[4]

Executive office

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The office of the president consisting of 5 departments and 24 offices is the executive arm of the president, including, inter alia, the following are the most important ones:

  • Department of the Constitutional Rights of Citizens
  • Department of Public Affairs, Information and Cultural Affairs
  • Department of Social Policy
  • Department of Economic Policy

The president also has five state advisors who aide the president on policy issues:

  • State Advisor on Economic Issues
  • State Advisor on International Affairs
  • State Advisor on Science and Social issues
  • State Advisor on Public Affairs Information and Culture and State
  • State Advisor on Defense and Law Enforcement

Presidential standard

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The standard of the president of the Republic of Tajikistan is the official symbol of the office of president in the country. It was made a legal state symbol in accordance with an amendment to Law No. 192 on July 28, 2006.[5] It was introduced in time for the inauguration ceremony for Emomali Rahmon in his third term as head of state. The standard is a rectangular panel consisting of three horizontally arranged color bars which are similar to the colors on the Flag of Tajikistan. In it, there is a symbolic Derafsh Kaviani banner the center, with its upper part having spear, symbolizing the will and power of the authorities for the defense of the country. The banner is four-sided and has four branches inside (which represents the four regions of Tajikistan), while the center depicts a winged lion with a crown and seven stars, which are the basis of the emblem of Tajikistan. The Derafsh Kaviani is embroidered with two gold threads on both sides of the standard.

Residence

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Since 2008, the Palace of Nations (also called the Kohi Millat or the White House) has been the official residence of the president of Tajikistan. The president often receives foreign dignitaries and public official at the palace, as well as holds public events at its main hall. Its construction was dedicated to Tajik historic king Ismail Samani. It opened in August 2008, hosting an SCO summit in its first day. The palace is portrayed on the back of a 500 Somoni banknote.[6]

Up until 2008, the presidential residence was located in a different location, in building that was built in 1957 (to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution),[7][8] and formerly served as the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan.[9] In the Soviet era, it had hosted dignitaries such as Raul Castro, Ho Chi Minh, Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, and Boris Yeltsin.[10] In 2017, the building became the temporary office of the Mayor of Dushanbe.[11] It became the presidential residence in 1992.[12][13][14] In February 2020, it was announced that the former palace would be demolished.

Selection process

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Elections

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The president of Tajikistan is elected for a seven-year term (Exception for Founder of peace and national Unity — Leader of the Nation) using the two-round system; if no candidate receives over 50% of all votes cast,[15] a second round is held between 15 and 31 days later between the two candidates who received the most votes. For the result to be validated, voter turnout must exceed 50%; if it falls below the threshold, fresh elections will be held.[15]

Latest election

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Main article: 2020 Tajik presidential election

Inauguration ceremony

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The inauguration ceremony takes place at the Kokhi Somon Palace in Dushanbe. Following the ceremony, a military parade of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan is held on Dousti Square. The minister of defence reads the oath of the allegiance to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during the ceremony before the troops of the National Army march off.[16] A 30-gun salute is fired to mark the occasion.[17] The following years saw inauguration ceremonies held:[citation needed]

List of presidents of Tajikistan

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Main article: List of leaders of Tajikistan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tajikistan: Succession process near close as president's son named Senate chair | Eurasianet".
  2. ^ "Зарплаты президентов - Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". news.tj. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Сколько зарабатывает Путин и президенты других стран / FinHow.ru". finhow.ru.
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  5. ^ "Закон Республики Таджикистан от 28 июля 2006 года № 192 "О символах Президента Республики Таджикистан"". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ^ ЭНЦИКЛОПЕДИЯ AMD — КАСРИ МИЛЛАТ / ДВОРЕЦ НАЦИИ
  7. ^ "Former presidential palace in Dushanbe will be demolished". asiaplustj.info. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ "В ДУШАНБЕ СНОСЯТ БЫВШИЙ ПРЕЗИДЕНТСКИЙ ДВОРЕЦ (ВИДЕО)". akhbor-rus.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "В Душанбе готовят к сносу бывший президентский дворец. ВИДЕО". Радио Озоди (in Russian). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  10. ^ Inoyatova, Sher Khashimov,Tahmina. "Transforming Tajikistan: Between a Soviet past and a Tajik future". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Dushanbe, Esfandiar Adineh in (19 October 2017). "Demolishing Dushanbe: how the former city of Stalinabad is erasing its Soviet past". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  12. ^ "В Душанбе приступили к сносу Дворца президента Таджикистана". ia-centr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Бывший президентский дворец в Душанбе почти полностью снесен | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". Archived from the original on 9 April 2023.
  14. ^ "В столице Таджикистана сносят бывший президентский дворец – фото". Reporter.kg (in Russian). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b Elections in Tajikistan: November 6 Presidential Elections: Frequently Asked Questions IFES
  16. ^ "Трансляция с площади "Дусти" города Душанбе по случаю инаугурации Президента Республики Таджикистан". YouTube. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Emomali Rahmon sworn in as President of the Republic of Tajikistan". una-oic.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Эмомали Рахмон в пятый раз присягнул на верность народу и Конституции Таджикистана". UzReport.news (in Russian). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Маросими Савгандёдкунии Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Э.Ш.Раҳмонов | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Tajik President Sworn In For Fourth Term". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Everyone should watch presidential inauguration ceremony | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus". www.asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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