Geldymukhammed Ashirmukhammedov

[1][2] From 1979 to 1982, he taught physics in the No.2 secondary school in the town of Cheleken (now Hazar).[1][2] In 1997, he was appointed to the post of Commander of the Turkmen Ground Forces, a position he would serve in until 2002.[3] In June 2006, he was among several officials who claimed to have foiled an opposition plot aimed at destabilizing the country, with Ashirmukhammedov accusing foreign nationals and diplomats of being involved.[4] He accused one member of being trained in "methods used during Ukraine's Orange Revolution", and also named representatives of the French embassy and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as co-conspirators.[5] He also took part in the investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Yolli Gurbanmuradov, telling President Niyazov and the cabinet of ministers that he "received Internet information from representatives of foreign intelligence services about selling Turkmen oil at reduced prices".
TurkmenTurkmenistanBalkan RegionTurkmen SSRTurkmen State UniversityCheleken (now Hazar)KGB of the Turkmen SSRPresident of TurkmenistanPresidential Security ServiceTurkmen Ground ForcesSaparmurat Niyazovinterior minister of TurkmenistanUkraineOrange RevolutionFrench embassyOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)Lieutenant GeneralBegench BeknazarovBoris ShikhmuradovBatyr Berdiýew