Sherali Khayrulloyev | |
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Minister of Defense | |
In office April 7, 1995 – November 20, 2013 |
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President | Emomali Rahmon |
Preceded by | Alexander Shishlyannikov |
Succeeded by | Sherali Mirzo |
Personal details | |
Born | November 8, 1949 (age 67) Hamadoni, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
USSR Tajikistan |
Service/branch | Tajik National Army |
Years of service | 1970-present |
Rank | Colonel General |
Sherali Khayrulloyev (Tajik:Шералӣ Хайруллоев) is a retired Tajikistani general and politician. He was the Minister of Defense of Tajikistan from 1995 to 2013.
He joined the Soviet Army in 1970, and served as a brigade battalion accountancy director. From 1977 to 1988,he worked in the Interior Ministry of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. From 1988 to 1995, he served as Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs Tajikistan. Khayrulloyev became the first minister of defense on 7 April 1995. He resigned in 2013 due to health issues.
Khayrulloyev is married, and has 2 children.