The Most Famous
POLITICIANS from Tajikistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Tadzhik Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 7 of which were born in Tajikistan. This makes Tajikistan the birth place of the 158th most number of Politicians behind Federated States of Micronesia, and Puerto Rico.
Top 9
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Tadzhik Politicians of all time. This list of famous Tadzhik Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Emomali Rahmon (b. 1952)
With an HPI of 68.88, Emomali Rahmon is the most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 78 different languages on wikipedia.
Emomali Rahmon (Tajik: Эмомали Раҳмон; born Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov, born 5 October 1952) is a Tajik politician who has served as the President of Tajikistan since 1994, having previously led the country as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly from 1992 to 1994 (the post of president was temporarily abolished during this period). Since 18 March 1998, he has also served as the leader of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan, which dominates the Parliament of Tajikistan. On 30 September 1999, he was elected vice-president of the UN General Assembly for a one-year term. He became better known in 1992 after the abolition of the post of president in the country, when at the dawn of the civil war (1992–1997) he became Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of Tajikistan as a compromise candidate of communists and neo-communists on the one hand and liberal-democratic, nationalist and Islamist forces (the United Tajik Opposition) on the other. Five times (in the elections of 1994, 1999, 2006, 2013 and 2020), Rahmon won undemocratic presidential elections; in addition, he extended his powers based on the results of the national constitutional referendums of 1999 and 2003. Since 25 December 2015, Emomali Rahmon has held the lifetime title of Peshvoyi Millat (Tajik: Пешвои Миллат), which means "Leader of the Nation", in full — "Founder of peace and national Unity — Leader of the Nation". Following the results of the last national constitutional referendum in 2016, amendments were adopted that lifted the restrictions on the number of re-elections to the post of President of Tajikistan and lowered the age limit for those running for the post of president from 35 to 30 years. Rahmon heads an authoritarian regime in Tajikistan with elements of a cult of personality. Political opponents are repressed, violations of human rights and freedoms are severe, elections are not free and fair, and corruption and nepotism are rampant. Various important government positions are occupied by his family members, such as his 36-year-old son Rustam Emomali, who is the chairman of the country's parliament and the mayor of its capital city, Dushanbe.
2. Spitamenes (-400 - -328)
With an HPI of 62.83, Spitamenes is the 2nd most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Spitamenes (Old Persian Spitamana; Greek Σπιταμένης; 370 BC – 328 BC) was a Sogdian warlord and the leader of the uprising in Sogdiana and Bactria against Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, in 329 BC. He has been credited by modern historians as one of the most tenacious adversaries of Alexander.
3. Rahmon Nabiyev (1930 - 1993)
With an HPI of 58.39, Rahmon Nabiyev is the 3rd most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 32 different languages.
Rahmon Nabiyevich Nabiyev, also spelled Rakhmon Nabiev (Tajik: Раҳмон Набиев; Russian: Рахмон Набиевич Набиев; 5 October 1930 – 11 April 1993), was a Tajik politician who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1982 to 1985 and twice as the 2nd President of Tajikistan from 23 September 1991 to 6 October 1991 and from 2 December 1991 to 7 September 1992. He was also partly responsible for the Tajik Civil War. Rising out of the regional nomenklatura, Nabiyev ascended to power in 1982 as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan. In 1985, he was ousted in a corruption scandal. After Tajik leaders declared independence on 9 September 1991, Nabiyev orchestrated his way back into power on 23 September, only to step down on 6 October as pressure mounted for him to leave office during the presidential campaign. Nabiyev won the elections, and on 2 December 1991, he became the first elected President of Tajikistan.
4. Oqil Oqilov (b. 1944)
With an HPI of 56.18, Oqil Oqilov is the 4th most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.
Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov (Tajik: Оқил Ғайбуллоевич Оқилов, Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov; Russian: Окил Гайбуллаевич Окилов; born 2 February 1944), alternatively transliterated as Akil Akilov, is a Tajikistani politician. He was the 7th Prime Minister of Tajikistan from 20 December 1999 to 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan.
5. Kokhir Rasulzoda (b. 1959)
With an HPI of 55.59, Kokhir Rasulzoda is the 5th most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.
Qohir Rasulzoda (Tajik: Қоҳир Расулзода; born Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov, Tajik: Абдуқохир Абдурасулович Назиров; Russian: Абдукохир Абдурасулович Назиров; born 8 March 1961) is a Tajik politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Tajikistan since 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan. The Prime Minister post in Tajikistan is largely ceremonial. Power is concentrated in the hands of authoritarian ruler, President Emomali Rakhmon.
6. Qahhor Mahkamov (1932 - 2016)
With an HPI of 53.77, Qahhor Mahkamov is the 6th most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Qahhor Mahkamov (Russian: Кахар Махкамович Махкамов, romanized: Kakhar Makhkamovich Makhkamov, Tajik: Қаҳҳор Маҳкамов; alternative spelling Kahar Mahkamov; 16 April 1932 – 8 June 2016) was a Tajik politician who served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1985 to 1991 and was the first President of Tajikistan from November 1990 until his fall in the August 1991 coup.
7. Yuri Maslyukov (1937 - 2010)
With an HPI of 46.34, Yuri Maslyukov is the 7th most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Yury Dmitriyevich Maslyukov (30 September 1937 – 1 April 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was in charge of the Gosplan for three years preceding the demise of the Soviet Union and first deputy prime minister in 1998–1999.
8. Henri Weber (1944 - 2020)
With an HPI of 43.96, Henri Weber is the 8th most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Henri Weber (23 June 1944 – 26 April 2020) was a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education. Weber was born in Leninabad (now Khujand), Tajikistan, Soviet Union, in a Soviet labor camp, on a hospital ship moored on the banks of the Syr-Daria river, to Polish Jewish parents who had fled from the town of Chrzanow, Galicia, during the Nazi 1939 invasion of Poland, and who later immigrated to France from Poland. His father was a watchmaker. Henri Weber was an activist in the May 68 uprising and was a leading member of the Trotskyist Jeunesse communiste révolutionnaire (Revolutionary Communist Youth) and Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) before joining the PS. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the delegation to the EU–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Japan. Weber died, aged 75, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
9. Rustam Emomali (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 33.43, Rustam Emomali is the 9th most famous Tadzhik Politician. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Rustam Emomali (Tajik: Рустам Эмомалӣ, romanized: Rustam Emomalî/Rustam Emomalī; [ɾusˈtʰam e̞mɔmaˈli] born 19 December 1987) is a Tajik politician who is the current Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, Mayor of Dushanbe and the eldest son of Emomali Rahmon, the long-standing authoritarian leader of Tajikistan. Emomali's father appointed Emomali as the mayor of Dushanbe when he was 29 years old. Rustam Emomali is believed to be prepared by his father to succeed him as the leader of Tajikistan; he holds the title of the constitutionally designated successor to the presidency. He heads the anti-corruption agency in Tajikistan and the state's financial oversight agency. Despite not having served in the armed forces, he holds the rank of major general.
People
Pantheon has 9 people classified as Tadzhik politicians born between 400 BC and 1987. Of these 9, 4 (44.44%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Tadzhik politicians include Emomali Rahmon, Oqil Oqilov, and Kokhir Rasulzoda. The most famous deceased Tadzhik politicians include Spitamenes, Rahmon Nabiyev, and Qahhor Mahkamov. As of April 2024, 2 new Tadzhik politicians have been added to Pantheon including Yuri Maslyukov, and Rustam Emomali.
Living Tadzhik Politicians
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Emomali Rahmon
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Oqil Oqilov
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Kokhir Rasulzoda
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rustam Emomali
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Deceased Tadzhik Politicians
Go to all RankingsSpitamenes
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rahmon Nabiyev
1930 - 1993
HPI: 58.39
Qahhor Mahkamov
1932 - 2016
HPI: 53.77
Yuri Maslyukov
1937 - 2010
HPI: 46.34
Henri Weber
1944 - 2020
HPI: 43.96
Newly Added Tadzhik Politicians (2024)
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Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.
