The Ministry of Communications (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Aragatnaşyk ministrligi) was a governmental agency in Turkmenistan responsible for telecommunications, post, internet, television, and radio. The ministry was founded in 1991 and was abolished in connection with the creation of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan on 29 January 2019.[1]
| Türkmenistanyň Aragatnaşyk ministrligi | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1991 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Turkmenistan |
| Headquarters | Archabil highway, Ashgabat |
| Child agency |
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| Website | www |
On 1 April 2011, a new building of the Ministry was commissioned in Ashgabat. The building housed the offices of Turkmentelecom and Turkmenpochta. The building was erected along Archabil Avenue in Ashgabat.[2]
The following enterprises operated under the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Turkmenistan:[3]
| No | Name | Start | End |
| 1 | Shahargeldy Muradov | 1991 | 26 June 1992 |
| 2 | Amanmurad Jummyev | 26 June 1992 | 15 August 1996 |
| 3 | Ashirberdy Cherkezov | 15 August 1996 | 7 July 1997 |
| 4 | Rovshan Kerkavov | 15 December 1997 | 9 July 2001 |
| 5 | Rasulberdy Khodjakurbanov | 23 November 2001 | 15 January 2009 |
| 6 | Ovlyaguly Dzhumaguliyev | 15 January 2009 | 17 February 2012 |
| 7 | Bayramgeldi Ovezov | 22 February 2012 | 29 January 2019 |
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