New appointments

Sharif Qurbonov has been named to be chief prosecutor of Sughd province and Hotam Asoyev has been named to be the country’s transportation prosecutor.

Abdurahmon Buzmakov, formerly chief of Khatlon police directorate, has been appointed to head the Dushanbe police directorate.

Interior minister’s brother Rahmonqul Rahimov, who relieved of his post of chief of the organized crime control department in Sughd province, was appointed deputy head of the Sughd customs directorate.

By government’s decrees eight women have been appointed to executive positions in Tajikistan

Emomali Rahmon has named Nouriddin Saidov to be the new Minister of Education and moved his predecessor in the post, Abdujabbor Rahmonov, over to the position of Chancellor Tajik Teachers’ Training University.

The position of First Deputy Prime Minister has been vacant for several months after Asadullo Ghulomov suddenly died at the age of 57 in August 2011.

Valikhon Mulloyev, formerly chief of the division for combating human trafficking at the Interior Ministry organize crime control department (UBOP), has been appointed to head the Khatlon regional state body empowered to combat organized crime.

Anvar Taghoymurodov, formerly head of the Interior Ministry organized crime control department (UBOP), has been appointed deputy interior minister.

Rustam Emomali has been appointed to head the Customs Service department to combat smuggling and violation of customs regulations.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications was divided into two separate bodies – the Ministry of Transport and the Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan.

It is also proposed to relieve deputy chairman and two members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in connection with transfer to other jobs.

By government’s decrees Mahmoudjon Sobirov, formerly Deputy Foreign Minister, has been appointed the First Deputy Foreign Minister and Nizomiddin Zohiodv, who had previously worked as Chancellor of Khujand State University, has been appointed Deputy Foreign Minister.