The reshuffle in the leadership of the Ashgabat hyakimlik was made by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, which took place today, expanded following the results of the six months. The head of state dismissed the hyakim of the city of Ashgabat Yaztagan Gylyjov “in connection with the transfer to another job”.

Rahym Gandymov, who previously headed the Ministry of Construction and Architecture of Turkmenistan, has been appointed the new hyakim of the capital, the “Vatan” news program of Turkmen television reported.

It is noteworthy that the new head of the capital's administration is 35 years old. In 2007 he graduated from the Turkmen Polytechnic Institute as a civil engineer. Over the years, he worked in the structure of the State Concern “Turkmenneftegazstroy”, in leadership positions in private sector enterprises, headed the Department of Control of Critical Objects and Capital Construction, as well as the Department of Construction and Utilities in the Cabinet of Ministers. From February 2020 to the present day, he headed the Ministry of Construction and Architecture of Turkmenistan.