Gurbanmyrat Ataýew

Gurbanmyrat (Amandurdyýewiç) Ataýew has served as the Oil and Gas Minister in the Government of Turkmenistan since Turkmenbashi Saparmurat Niyazov appointed him on 16 December 2005. Ataýew replaced Atamyrat Berdiýew, who became the Minister of Economy and Finance. [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/12/ef2aff20-bb75-4689-b1e8-641dffa051e5.html?napage=5 Turkmen Leader Names New Oil And Gas Minister] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty]

When Niyazov appointed him on state-owned television, he told Ataýew, "Learn English. In six months, you must have learned it."

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* [http://www.sharewatch.com/story.php?storynumber=261822 Turkmenistan aims to produce 78 bln cubic metres of gas next year]
* [http://presidentniyazov.tripod.com/id53.html Ashgabat Clarifies Issue of Gas Supplies to Russia and Ukraine for EU Parliament Delegation]