Ramazon Rahimov
Colonel General Ramazon Hamroevich Rahimov (Tajik: Рамазон Ҳамроевич Раҳимов; born 25 April 1960), now known as Ramazon Hamro Rahimzoda after the country's derussification policy, is a Tajikistani politician. He was appointed to the position of Minister of Internal Affairs in 2012.
Career
[edit]Rahimzoda joined the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1983, and was stationed in Kulob and Leningrad (today Mu'minobod). In 1995, he graduated from the Dushanbe Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1] He was promoted through the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, and was appointed as the Minister of Internal Affairs on 5 January 2012.[2] He said that one of his goals is to lower youth crime rates.[3] In 2012 he met with his Chinese counterpart Meng Jianzhu, and the two sides discussed the issue of drug smuggling and signed a memorandum regarding cooperation in the border area.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Rahimzoda is said to be physically fit and good at chess. He is married and has three sons and two daughters.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Рахимзода Рамазон Хамро - Министр внутренних дел Республики Таджикистан". mia.tj. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ a b "Rahimzoda Ramazon Hamro – The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan". Tajikistan: Ministry of Internal Affairs. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Hamroboyeva, Nargis (29 May 2012). "Tajik Interior Ministry sets up special youth crime prevention collegiums". Asia-Plus. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "China, Tajikistan pledge to boost law enforcement cooperation". Xinhua News Agency. 2012-11-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
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