Sherali Mirzo
Sherali Mirzo | |
|---|---|
Шералӣ Мирзо | |
 Mirzo in 2015 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2013 | |
| President | Emomali Rahmon |
| Preceded by | Sherali Khayrulloyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheralishoh Fayzalievich Mirzoev 24 May 1967 Moskovskiy District, Khatlon Region, Tajik SSR, USSR |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Tajik National Army |
| Service years | 1994–present |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Conflict | Tajik Civil War |
Colonel General[1] Sherali Mirzo[a] (Tajik: Шералӣ Мирзо) is a Tajik Colonel General who serves as the Minister of Defence since 20 November 2013, succeeding Sherali Khayrulloyev.[2][3][4][5]
Biography
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Early life and military career
[edit]Mirzo was born in 1967 in the Moskovskiy District (present-day Hamadoni) in the Khatlon Region in the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. He graduated from the Perm Higher Military Command Academy and joined the armed forces after independence in 1994. During the Tajik civil war, he commanded the military forces of the Vose' District. In 1994-1995 he was a senior officer of the military training department of the Ministry of Defense and from 1997-2002, he was the commander of the 7th Separate Motor Rifle Battalion.[6] He was appointed to this position on 13 August of that year to replace Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev,[7] holding the rank of a Lieutenant colonel at the time.[8] He spent four years studying at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.
Appointment to high positions
[edit]From 2005–2006, he served as Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Defence before being moving to the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) which succeeded the KGB of the Tajik SSR.[9] It was the SCNS where he served as the commander of the Tajik Border Troops, as well as First Deputy SCNS Chairman. On 3 October 2013 by order of a presidential decree he was appointed Minister of Defense by President Emomali Rahmon. He succeeded Sherali Khayrulloyev who resigned as Minister of Defence due to "health reasons".[10][11][12]
Actions as Minister of Defence
[edit]In November 2018, it was revealed that Mirzo had built a health centre at his own expense in the Baljuvon District.[13] Under his leadership, the first military exercises with Uzbekistan took place at the Chorukhdairon Military Training Ground in the Sughd Region. The Armed Forces Command Center was also launched under his tenure.[14] In 2021, he visited Tehran, agreeing with General Mohammad Baqeri to establish a joint defensive and military committee between the National Army and the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces.[15][16][17][18]
In 2014, he accompanied President Rahmon in Sochi as part of a delegation to take part in the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[19] In 2016, a parade on Dousti Square that honored the 25th anniversary of independence was held, with Lieutenant General Mirzo inspecting the parade along Rudaki Avenue and congratulating participants on the anniversary.[20][21]
Awards
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Born with patronymic as Sheralishoh Fayzalievich Mirzoev (Tajik: Шералишоҳ Файзалиевич Мирзоев) as a Russified version of the full former Soviet name.
References
[edit]- ^ "Conferment of state awards and ranks to military servicemen | Президенти Тоҷикистон − President of Tajikistan − Президент Таджикистана − رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان".
- ^ Kucera, Joshua (22 November 2013). "Tajikistan's Long-Serving Defense Minister Replaced". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "ШЕРАЛӢ Мирзо | Президенти Тоҷикистон − President of Tajikistan − Президент Таджикистана − رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj (in Tajik). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Мирзо Шерали". who.ca-news.org. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Ш.Мирзо − новый министр обороны, Р.Рахмоналиев − начальник Погранвойск, Б.Джамолзода − командующий Нацгвардией Таджикистана".
- ^ "Дар ҷашни 50-солагӣ вазири мудофиа омодагии қисмҳои гарнизони Душанберо месанҷад | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". www.asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "МАҲМУД ХУДОЙБЕРДИЕВ: ПОЛКОВНИКИ БАЛВОГАР. ҚИСМИ 3". akhbor.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "ЯКЕ АЗ АВВАЛИН ҚИСМҲОИ ҲАРБӢ". Вазорати Мудофияи Ҷумуҳурии Тоҷикистон (in Russian). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Rahmon Appoints New Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs". Jamestown. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Тағйироти кадрӣ дар сохторҳои қудратӣ". Радиои Озодӣ. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Роҳбарият". www.mort.tj. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Министр обороны Таджикистана в свой юбилей проверяет боеготовность частей Душанбинского гарнизона | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Defence minister builds health centre at his own expense". 26 November 2018.
- ^ "5 дастоварди артиши Тоҷикистон тӯли 5 соли кори вазири мудофиа Шералӣ Мирзо | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus". www.asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Iran, Tajikistan agree to establish joint defense committee". Tehran Times. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Tajik MoD meets with Iran's top military cmdr". Mehr News Agency. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Iran and Tajikistan Announce Formation of Joint Military Committee". Jamestown. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Сафари расмии Вазири мудофиаи Тоҷикистон ба Эрон". mfa.tj (in Tajik). 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Working visit to Sochi of Russian Federation | Президенти Тоҷикистон − President of Tajikistan − Президент Таджикистана − رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". president.tj. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Military parade in honor of XXV anniversary of the State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan | Президенти Тоҷикистон − President of Tajikistan − Президент Таджикистана − رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". www.president.tj. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Dushanbe hosts military parade in honour of 25 years of Tajikistan's independence". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Ceremony of awarding state decorations | Президенти Тоҷикистон − President of Tajikistan − Президент Таджикистана − رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". president.tj. Retrieved 27 April 2021.