Durdy Durdyýew

Durdy Durdyýew, (often referred to in the Western media by his Russianized name: Дурды Дурдыев Durdy Durdyiev^[1]) is the Deputy Tourism and Sports Minister of Turkmenistan. On December 26, 2006, it was falsely announced he was nominated by the People's Council of Turkmenistan to be a candidate in the presidential election scheduled for February 11, 2007. Muhammetnazar Gurbanow, head of the Garabekewul district, was nominated instead.

References

1. ^ "Two candidates named for Turkmen presidency". ITAR TASS. 2006-12-26. http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11118071&PageNum=0. Retrieved 2006-12-26. 

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