The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from Tajikistan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Tadzhik Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 9 of which were born in Tajikistan. This makes Tajikistan the birth place of the 155th most number of Politicians behind Maldives, and Kosovo.

Top 9

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Tadzhik Politicians of all time. This list of famous Tadzhik Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Emomali Rahmon (b. 1952)

With an HPI of 73.62, Emomali Rahmon is the most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 81 different languages on wikipedia.

Emomali Rahmon (born Emomali Sharipovich Rahmanov; 5 October 1952) is a Tajikistani politician who has served as the third president of Tajikistan since 1994, having previously led the country as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly from 1992 to 1994. Since 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 United Nations General Assembly for a one-year term. He became better known in 1992 after the abolition of the presidency, when at the dawn of the civil war he became Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of Tajikistan as a compromise candidate between communists and neo-communists on the one hand and liberal-democratic, nationalist and Islamist forces (the United Tajik Opposition) on the other. Rahmon has won five undemocratic presidential elections. In addition, he extended his powers via constitutional referendums in 1999 and 2003. Since 25 December 2015, he has held the lifetime titles of "Founder of Peace and National Unity" and "Leader of the Nation". Following the results of another constitutional referendum in 2016, amendments were adopted that removed presidential term limits. Rahmon heads an authoritarian regime in Tajikistan with 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 37-year-old son Rustam Emomali, who is the chairman of the country's parliament and the mayor of its capital city, Dushanbe.

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2. Spitamenes (400 BC - 328 BC)

With an HPI of 68.73, Spitamenes is the 2nd most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Spitamenes (Old Persian Spitamana; Greek Σπιταμένης; 370 BC – 328 BC) was a Sogdian warlord and the leader of the uprising in Sogdiana and Bactria against Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, in 329 BC. He has been credited by modern historians as one of the most tenacious adversaries of Alexander.

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3. Oqil Oqilov (b. 1944)

With an HPI of 65.39, Oqil Oqilov is the 3rd most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.

Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov (born 2 February 1944), alternatively transliterated as Akil Akilov, is a Tajikistani politician who served as the 7th prime minister of Tajikistan from 20 December 1999 to 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan.

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4. Rahmon Nabiyev (1930 - 1993)

With an HPI of 65.07, Rahmon Nabiyev is the 4th most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 33 different languages.

Rahmon Nabiyevich Nabiyev (5 October 1930 – 11 April 1993), was a Tajikistani politician who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1982 to 1985 and twice as the 2nd President of Tajikistan from 23 September 1991 to 6 October 1991 and from 2 December 1991 to 7 September 1992. He was also partly responsible for the Tajik Civil War. Rising out of the regional nomenklatura, Nabiyev ascended to power in 1982 as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan. In 1985, he was ousted in a corruption scandal. After Tajik leaders declared independence on 9 September 1991, Nabiyev orchestrated his way back into power on 23 September, only to step down on 6 October as pressure mounted for him to leave office during the presidential campaign. Nabiyev won the elections, and on 2 December 1991, he became the first elected President of Tajikistan.

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5. Kokhir Rasulzoda (b. 1959)

With an HPI of 62.32, Kokhir Rasulzoda is the 5th most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.

Qohir Rasulzoda (born Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov, 8 March 1961) is a Tajikistani politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Tajikistan since 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan. The Prime Minister post in Tajikistan is largely ceremonial. Power is concentrated in the hands of authoritarian ruler, President Emomali Rahmon.

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6. Qahhor Mahkamov (1932 - 2016)

With an HPI of 62.24, Qahhor Mahkamov is the 6th most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Qahhor Mahkamov (Russian: Кахар Махкамович Махкамов, romanized: Kakhar Makhkamovich Makhkamov, Tajik: Қаҳҳор Маҳкамов; alternative spelling Kahar Mahkamov; 16 April 1932 – 8 June 2016) was a Tajik politician who served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1985 to 1991 and was the first President of Tajikistan from November 1990 until his fall in the August 1991 coup.

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7. Yuri Maslyukov (1937 - 2010)

With an HPI of 54.37, Yuri Maslyukov is the 7th most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Yury Dmitriyevich Maslyukov (30 September 1937 – 1 April 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was in charge of the Gosplan for three years preceding the demise of the Soviet Union and first deputy prime minister in 1998–1999.

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8. Henri Weber (1944 - 2020)

With an HPI of 52.48, Henri Weber is the 8th most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Henri Weber (23 June 1944 – 26 April 2020) was a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education.

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9. Rustam Emomali (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 42.23, Rustam Emomali is the 9th most famous Tadzhik Politician.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Rustam Emomali (Tajik: Рустам Эмомалӣ, romanized: Rustam Emomalī, pronounced [rʊsˈtʰam emɔmaˈli]; born 19 December 1987) is a Tajik politician who is the current Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, Mayor of Dushanbe and the eldest son of Emomali Rahmon, the long-standing president of Tajikistan. Rustam Emomali is believed to be prepared by his father to succeed him as the leader of Tajikistan; he holds the title of the constitutionally designated successor to the presidency. He heads the anti-corruption agency in Tajikistan and the state's financial oversight agency. Despite not having served in the armed forces, he holds the rank of major general. He was appointed as the mayor of Dushanbe by his father in 2017 at the age of 29.

People

Pantheon has 9 people classified as Tadzhik politicians born between 400 BC and 1987. Of these 9, 4 (44.44%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Tadzhik politicians include Emomali Rahmon, Oqil Oqilov, and Kokhir Rasulzoda. The most famous deceased Tadzhik politicians include Spitamenes, Rahmon Nabiyev, and Qahhor Mahkamov. As of April 2024, 9 new Tadzhik politicians have been added to Pantheon including Emomali Rahmon, Spitamenes, and Oqil Oqilov.

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Overlapping Lives

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