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His Excellency Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the NationEmomali Rahmon
Эмомали Раҳмон
Rahmon in 2023
3rd President of Tajikistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 November 1994
Prime Minister	Abdujalil Samadov Jamshed Karimov Yahyo Azimov Oqil Oqilov Kokhir Rasulzoda
Preceded by	Rahmon Nabiyev Akbarsho Iskandrov (Acting)
Leader of the People's Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 March 1998
Preceded by	Abdulmajid Dostiev
Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
In office 20 November 1992 – 16 November 1994
Prime Minister	Akbar Mirzoyev Abdumalik Abdullajanov Abdujalil Samadov
Preceded by	Akbarsho Iskandrov
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov (1952-10-05) 5 October 1952 (age 72) Danghara, Kulob Oblast, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union (now Tajikistan)
Political party	People's Democratic Party (1994–present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party (1990–1994)
Spouse	Azizmo Asadullayeva (m. 1970s)
Children	9, including Ozoda and Rustam
Parent(s)	Sharif Rakhmonov Mayram Sharifova
Alma mater	Tajik State National University
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Tajikistan
Branch/service	Soviet Navy Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan
Years of service	1971–1974 1992–present
Rank	General of the Army

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Emomali Rahmon (Tajik: Эмомали Раҳмон; born Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov, born 5 October 1952) is a Tajik politician who has served as the President of Tajikistan since 1994, having previously led the country as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly from 1992 to 1994 (the post of president was temporarily abolished during this period).

Since 18 March 1998, he has also served as the leader of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan, which dominates the Parliament of Tajikistan. On 30 September 1999, he was elected vice-president of the UN General Assembly for a one-year term.

He became better known in 1992 after the abolition of the post of president in the country, when at the dawn of the civil war (1992–1997) he became Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of Tajikistan as a compromise candidate of communists and neo-communists on the one hand and liberal-democratic, nationalist and Islamist forces (the United Tajik Opposition) on the other.

Five times (in the elections of 1994, 1999, 2006, 2013 and 2020), Rahmon won undemocratic presidential elections; in addition, he extended his powers based on the results of the national constitutional referendums of 1999 and 2003. Since 25 December 2015, Emomali Rahmon has held the lifetime title of Peshvoyi Millat (Tajik: Пешвои Миллат), which means "Leader of the Nation", in full — "Founder of peace and national Unity — Leader of the Nation". Following the results of the last national constitutional referendum in 2016, amendments were adopted that lifted the restrictions on the number of re-elections to the post of President of Tajikistan and lowered the age limit for those running for the post of president from 35 to 30 years.

Rahmon heads an authoritarian regime in Tajikistan with elements of a cult of personality. Political opponents are repressed, violations of human rights and freedoms are severe, elections are not free and fair, and corruption and nepotism are rampant. Various important government positions are occupied by his family members, such as his 36-year-old son Rustam Emomali, who is the chairman of the country's parliament and the mayor of its capital city, Dushanbe.

Early life

Rahmon was born as Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmonov to Sharif Rahmonov (c. 1912–1992) and Mayram Sharifova (1910–2004), a peasant family in Danghara, Kulob Oblast (present-day Khatlon Region). His father was a Red Army veteran of World War II, and recipient of the Order of Glory in the 2nd and 3rd degrees. From 1971–74, Rahmon served in the Soviet Union's Pacific Fleet, during which he was stationed in the Primorsky Krai. After completing military service, Rahmon returned to his native village where he worked for some time as an electrician.

As a rising apparatchik in Tajikistan, he became a chairman of the collective state farm of his native Danghara. According to his official biography, Rahmon graduated from the Tajik State National University with a specialist's degree in economics in 1982. After working for several years in the Danghara Sovkhoz, Rahmon was appointed chairman of the sovkhoz in 1987.

Early politics

In 1990, Rahmon was elected a people's deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR. President Rahmon Nabiyev was forced to resign in the first months of the Civil War in August 1992. Akbarsho Iskandrov, Speaker of the Supreme Soviet, became acting president. Iskandarov resigned in November 1992 in an attempt to end the civil unrest. That same month, the Supreme Soviet met in Khujand for its 16th session and declared Tajikistan a parliamentary republic. Rahmon was then elected by the members of the Supreme Soviet as its chairman—as the parliamentary republican system adopted by Tajikistan did not provide for a ceremonial president, he was also Head of State—and the head of government. Former Interior Minister Yaqub Salimov later recalled that Rahmon's appointment was made because he was "nondescript", in which other field commanders thought that he could be cast aside "when he had served his purpose."

Presidency

In 1994, a new constitution re-established the presidency. Rahmon was elected to the post on 6 November 1994 and sworn in ten days later. During the civil war that lasted from 1992 to 1997, Rahmon's rule was opposed by the United Tajik Opposition. As many as 100,000 people died during the war. He survived an assassination attempt on 30 April 1997 in Khujand, as well as two attempted coups in August 1997 and November 1998.

Following constitutional changes, he was re-elected on 6 November 1999 to a seven-year term, officially taking 97% of the vote.

On 22 June 2003, he won a referendum that would allow him to run for two more consecutive seven-year terms after his term expired in 2006. The opposition alleges that this amendment was hidden in a way that verged upon electoral fraud. Rahmon was re-elected to a seven-year term in a controversial election on 6 November 2006, with about 79% of the vote, according to the official results. On 6 November 2013, he was re-elected for the second seven-year term in office, with about 84% of the vote, in an election that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said lacked "genuine choice and meaningful pluralism". In October 2020, he was once again re-elected as president for a fifth term with a margin of 90.92%, amid allegations of the fraud.

On 22 May 2016, a nationwide referendum approved a number of changes to the country's constitution. One of the main changes lifted the limit on presidential terms, effectively allowing Rahmon to stay in power for as many terms as he wishes. Other key changes outlawed faith-based political parties, thus finalizing the removal of the outlawed Islamic Revival Party from Tajikistan's politics, and reduced the minimum eligibility age for presidential candidates from 35 to 30, enabling Rahmon's older son, Rustam Emomali, to run for president any time after 2017. In January 2017, Rustam Emomali was appointed Mayor of Dushanbe, a key position, which some analysts see as the next step to the top of the government.

Since the son of the Rakhmonov Rustam Emomali was appointed as the new mayor of the capital city of Dushanbe, historical buildings were demolished, and the city essentially was demolished. Homes of the city residents were forcefully taken by building companies connected to the family of the Rakhmonov. New high rise buildings were built and continue to be built, which can be seen in the satellite images of the Google Maps, and are supressed in the media, ignored by the regime.

Since the time the republic was declared independent from the Soviet Union, civil war and the Rahmonov presidency, there has been an increasing trend of Tajikistan's citizens leaving, primarily to Russia, because of very tough living conditions made by the regime, and the family of the president. The migrations in general have three phases:

• since the 1970s Jews started to immigrate, as a general trend in the Soviet Union, by the 1990s most of them migrated to Israel, United States, Russia
• during, after the Tajikistani Civil War from the 1990s to 2000 - everybody else who could leave were trying to leave
• starting from 2000 to the present, most of the population migrates to Russia, primarily motivated by the desire for a better quality of life

Tajikistan under Rahmon is a neopatrimonial regime, characterized by a high degree of clientelism, corruption, and poor governance. In a diplomatic cable that was leaked in 2010, the U.S. ambassador in Tajikistan reported that Rahmon and his family control the country's major businesses, including the largest bank. In November 2018, Rahmon launched a hydroelectric station to solve energy problems.

During his presidency Tajikistan in 2011 ceded about 1,000 or 1,122 sq km or about 0,8% of its land to the China as part of a deal of the 1999, which essentially constitutes treason by the regime.

By the year 2024 the Salafi movement, which are essentially terrorists, became widespread in the republic, in all corners of it, including law enforcers and governmental agencies, despite the organization being officially banned in the republic by the regimes's court since year 2009. Most open movement members can be seen on the streets of the cities wearing their Hijabs, which was not known to the republic earlier.

Polygamy became a norm as well in the republic during the regime as dominating religion - Sunni Islam and the Salafi movement do not forbid it, however, it is not officially legal.

Most recently, during 2023-2024 development of his "presidency", in addition to the large infrastructure projects made by Government of China, the latter builds building for the Government, Parliament.

Role in War on Terror

In July 2021, over 1,000 Afghan troops and civilians fled to Tajikistan after the Taliban insurgents took control of many parts of Afghanistan. In response, Rahmon ordered 20,000 reserve servicemen of the country's Ground Forces to be sent to the Afghan–Tajik border.

Cult of personality and powers

In December 2015, a law passed by the Tajikistan's parliament gave Rahmon the title "Founder Of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation",

in Tajik: Асосгузори сулҳу ваҳдати миллӣ – Пешвои миллат, Asosguzori sulhu vahdati millî – Peshvo'i millat;

in Russian: Основатель мира и национального единства – Лидер нации, Osnovatel mira i natsionalnogo yedinstva – Lider natsii).

A shorter version of the title, "Leader of the Nation," is used frequently. In addition to granting Rahmon lifelong immunity from prosecution, the law also gave him a number of other lifelong privileges, including veto powers over all major state decisions, the freedom to address the nation and parliament on all matters he deems important, and the privilege of attending all government meetings and parliament sessions.

Religion and convictions

Rahmon is a Sunni Muslim and has frequently stressed his Muslim background even though his administration is engaged in a relentless campaign against public displays of Islamic devotion. His suppression of Islamic expression includes banning beards, attendance at mosque for women and children under 18, hajj for people under 40, studying in Islamic schools outside Tajikistan, the production, import or export of Islamic books without permission, implemented in 2017, using loudspeakers to broadcast the adhan, veils, madrassas, Islamist political parties and Arabic-sounding names, implemented in 2016. Furthermore, mosques are heavily regulated, providing unofficial Islamic teaching can lead to up to 12 years of imprisonment, and an arduous process is required to obtain a permit to establish an Islamic organisation, publish an Islamic book, or go on pilgrimage to Mecca. In January 2016, Rahmon performed an Umrah with a number of his children and senior members of his government. That was Rahmon's fourth pilgrimage to Mecca.

His reply to critics of the election standards of the 2006 Tajikistani presidential elections was:

"In Tajikistan, more than 99 percent of those residing here are Muslim. We have a completely different culture. You have to take that into account".

During a 2010 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation session in Dushanbe, Rahmon spoke against what he called the misuse of Islam for political ends, claiming that "Terrorism, terrorists, have no nation, no country, no religion... Using the name 'Islamic terrorism' only discredits Islam and dishonors the pure and harmless religion of Islam."

Membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, a militant Islamic party that aims to overthrow secular governments and unify Muslims under one Islamic state, is illegal and members are subject to arrest and imprisonment.

The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRP) is a banned Islamist political party and has been designated a terrorist organization since 2015.

In 2017 the government of Tajikistan passed a law requiring people to "stick to traditional national clothes and culture", which has been widely seen as an attempt to prevent women from wearing Islamic clothing, in particular the style of headscarf wrapped under the chin, in contrast to the traditional Tajik headscarf tied behind the head.

Personal life

Family

He is married to Azizmo Asadullayeva and has nine children. Two of his children, Rustam Emomali and Ozoda Rahmon, are senior officials in his administration, while another, Zarina Rahmon, was appointed deputy head of Orienbank in January 2017. Rustam is widely believed to be his father's successor.

In the summer of 2021, coronavirus ravaged the country, and Emomali Rahmon's sister reportedly died in a hospital of COVID-19 on 20 July. According to local media, her sons physically assaulted the national health minister and a senior doctor.

Recently, it has been exposed that the Grandson of Emomali Rahmon purchased a luxury three-bedroom beachfront apartment on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah when he was just 9 years old. The property, now valued at over $1.3 million, continues to generate approximately $55,000 in annual rental income.

Name changes

In March 2007, Rahmonov changed his surname to Rahmon, getting rid of the Russian-style "-ov" ending. He also removed the patronymic, Sharipovich, from his name altogether. Rahmon explained that he had done so out of respect for his cultural heritage. Following the move, scores of governments officials, members of parliament, and civil servants around the country removed Russian-style patronymics and "-ov" endings from their surnames. In April 2016, Tajikistan officially banned giving Russian-style patronymics and surnames to newborn children.

Honours and awards

Honorary Doctorate of Leadership by the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT)

• Hero of Tajikistan
• Order of Mubarak the Great
• Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (2008)
• Order of the Three Stars (2009)
• Order of Merit of Ukraine (2011)
• Heydar Aliyev Order (2012)
• Order of the President of Turkmenistan (2012)
• Order of the Republic of Serbia (2013)
• Order of Alexander Nevsky (2017)
• Order of Parasat (2018)
• Mark of Honour of Heads of State in Central Asia (2021)
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2022)
• Honorary Doctorate in arts by Cairo University
• Order of the Golden Eagle (2023)
• Friendship Medal (2024)

Notes

1. Birthname appears variously as Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmonov, Imamali Sharipovich Rakhmanov or Imomali Sharipovich Rakhmonov; all transliteration into English of the Russian forms (Эмомали Шарипович Рахмонов and Имамали Шарипович Рахманов) of his Tajik name. Tajik: Эмомалӣ Шарипович Раҳмонов, romanized: Emomalí Šaripovič Rahmonov; [e̞mɔ̝mäˈli ʃäˈɾipɔ̝vitʃ ɾähˈmɔ̝nɔ̝w] Russian: Эмомали́ Шари́пович Рахмо́нов, romanized: Emomalí Sharípovich Rahmónov
2. Russian: Эмомали́ Шари́пович Рахмо́нов, romanized: Emomalí Sharípovich Rahmónov

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v t e Leaders of Tajikistan
Tajik ASSR	Chinor Emomov Mumin Khojaev Ali Shervoni Shirinsho Shotemur
Tajik SSR	Mirza Davud Huseynov Grigory Broydo Suren Shadunts Urunboi Ashurov Dmitri Protopopov Bobojon Ghafurov Tursun Uljabayev Jabbor Rasulov Rahmon Nabiyev Qahhor Mahkamov
Tajikistan	Qahhor Mahkamov* Qadriddin Aslonov* Rahmon Nabiyev Akbarsho Iskandrov* Rahmon Nabiyev Akbarsho Iskandrov* Emomali Rahmon
* denotes acting

• 1952 births
• Heads of state of Tajikistan
• Living people
• People from Khatlon Region
• Critics of Islamism
• People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan politicians
• Presidents of Tajikistan
• Tajik National University alumni
• Recipients of the Heydar Aliyev Order
• Tajikistani Sunni Muslims
• Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
• Tajik politicians
• 21st-century Tajikistani politicians
• 20th-century Tajikistani politicians
• Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
• Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
• Recipients of the Order of Parasat
• 20th-century presidents in Asia
• People of the Tajikistani Civil War
• Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class
• Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class