title: 2021 in Turkmenistan
text: # 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.
  