List of ambassadors of Turkmenistan to China

The Turkmen Ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government of in Ashgabat to the Government of the People's Republic of China.

Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China Посол Туркменистана в Китае
Incumbent Rustamova Chinar Tajievna since February 2, 2016
Inaugural holder	Amangeldy Rakhmanov
Formation	May 31, 1995

List of Representatives

diplomatic agreement/designated/Diplomatic accreditation	ambassador	russian language	Observations	President of Turkmenistan	Premier of the People's Republic of China	Term end
June 1, 1992			*The governments in Ashgabat and Beijing established diplomatic relations.	Saparmurat Niyazov	Li Peng
May 31, 1995	Amangeldy Rakhmanov	Рахманов, Амангельды	Until January 1995 - Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations[1]	Saparmurat Niyazov	Li Peng
March 1, 2001	Boris Şyhmyradow	ru:Шихмурадов, Борис Оразович		Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Zhu Rongji	November 23, 2001
November 23, 2001	Kurbanmuhamed Gadjarovich Kasymov	Курбанмухаммед Гаджарович Касымов	Gurbanmukhammet Kasymov (*1954 in Geokcha of the Ashgabat district of the Ashgabat) In 1976 he graduated from the Turkmen State University. Gorky, by profession - a lawyer. In 1976 he was a lawyer for the Turkmencopstroi trust of Turkmentrebsoyoye, an assistant trainee and deputy prosecutor of the Ashgabat transport prosecutor's office. Then he worked as deputy, 1st deputy prosecutor of Ashgabat, deputy prosecutor of the Turkmen SSR, district head of the personnel department, deputy chairman of the Legal Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Since 1990, he held the post of prosecutor of Ashgabat, Since 1991 - prosecutor of the Turkmen SSR. From 07.01.1993 to 02.04.1993 he was Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. From 02.04.1993 to 17.09.1998 he was Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan. From 09/17/1998 to 24.05.1999 he was Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan. From 24.05.1999 to 30.10.2001 he was Minister of Justice of Turkmenistan. From 30.10.2001 to 20.03.2008 he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to China. From 20.03.2008 to 29.05.2009 he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan. On 29.05.2009 he was dismissed for health reasons.[2]	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Zhu Rongji
January 5, 2009	Murad Sapargeldiyevich Nazarov	Гурбанназар Назаров	Ambassador to Iran Head of the Near East and Central Asia Bureau. Jan 16, 1994 Turkmenistan's ambassador to India. [3]	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Wen Jiabao
February 2, 2016	Rustamova Chinar Tajievna	Чинар Таджиевна Рустамова	November 18, 2016 [4]	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow	Li Keqiang

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References

1. Amangeldy Rakhmanov
2. Kurbanmuhamed Gadjarovich Kasymov
3. Murad Sapargeldiyevich Nazarov
4. Rustamova Chinar Tajievna