President Saparmurat Niyazov

President Saparmurat Niyazov

President Saparmurat Niyazov was the head of state for Turkmenistan. He was president for life of the energy-rich former Soviet republic Turkmenistan. He died early Thursday morning, December 21, 2006. He was 66 years old and had heart... [more]

President Saparmurat Niyazov was the head of state for Turkmenistan. He was president for life of the energy-rich former Soviet republic Turkmenistan. He died early Thursday morning, December 21, 2006. He was 66 years old and had heart disease.

A delegation from Turkmenistan met with Iranian energy officials in Tehran to discuss the transit of Turkmen gas to Europe through Iran. Iran holds some of the most abundant gas reserves in the world but struggles under economic sanctions to keep up ...  
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