2021 in Turkmenistan
# 2021 in Turkmenistan

This is a list of notable individuals and events related to Turkmenistan in 2021.

## Incumbents

* President: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
* Vice President: Raşit Meredow
* Assembly Speaker: Gülşat Mämmedowa
* Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs: Rasit Meredow

## Events

### Ongoing

* COVID-19 pandemic in Turkmenistan

### February

* 13: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov appointed his son, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, deputy prime minister, chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber, and a member of the State Security Council.

### April

* 26: Turkmenistan honors the nation's Alabay breed with a state holiday.

### May

* 25: The 140th anniversary of the city of Ashgabat was celebrated.

### August

* 7: Leaders of five Central Asian countries meet in Avaza to discuss on security issues in the region following recent gains made by Taliban during the crisis in Afghanistan.
