Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 4

25-Jan-2010

CASPIAN

Turkmen President Fires Another Oil And Gas Minister

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has sacked Minister of Oil and Gas Oraznur Nurmyradov for work deficiencies and incompetence, Turkmenistans National Press Agency reported on 16 January. This was the fourth sacking of an oil and gas minister since Mr Berdymukhamedov rose to power in November 2007. Mr Nurmyaradov was appointed in October (MEES, 19 October 2009) and has to...