Tajikistan’s
President Imomali Rakhmon has won re-election by a landslide on 6 Nov 2013,
extending his 20-year-long rule by another seven years.
Imomali
Rakhmon belongs to People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT).
The
President of Tajikistan is elected by popular vote. The term of the office is 7 years.
The term of the President of Tajikistan is limited to not more
than two terms. However, a constitutional amendment passed in 2003 allows
President Imomali Rakhmon to run for a third term which, if he prevails, would keep
him in office until 2020.
Imomali
Rakhmon
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Imomali Rakhmon was born as Imomali Sharipovich Rahmanov to a peasant family in
Kulob, Kulob Oblast (present-day Khatlon province) in Tajikistan.
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He was served in the Soviet Armed Forces from 1971-74.
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He has served as Tajikistan's head of state since 1992 and as President since
1994.
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