Tajikistan leader's son named senate speaker


  • World
  • Friday, 17 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rustam Emomali, eldest son of Tajikstan's President Emomali Rahmon, attends an ordinary conference of Tajikistan's soccer federation in Dushanbe January 5, 2012. Emomali was elected as the president of Tajikistan's soccer federation. REUTERS/Nozim Kalandarov

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The eldest son of Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon was elected as speaker in the senate on Friday, cementing the family's grip on power in the Central Asian nation ahead of a presidential election.

Rustam Emomali, 32, who also serves as mayor of the capital Dushanbe, was elected speaker of the upper house of parliament unanimously, the senate press office said.

Subscribe or renew your subscriptions to win prizes worth up to RM68,000!

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

Factbox-Who are the main contenders in Romania's presidential election?
Cost of living fuels radical right challenge in Romanian presidential vote
Pope says Vatican's pension fund faces 'serious imbalance'
Cambodia jails another government critic for defamation
Kyiv accuses Russia of launching intercontinental ballistic missile attack
Greece's Socialist PASOK becomes main opposition after leftist party collapse
Man arrested in investigation into 2022 Irish blast that killed 10, law firm says
WHO chief hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro, report says
Kenya investigating how Uganda opposition figure was 'abducted'
In Spain's Canaries, rescuers exhausted as new migrant routes open

Others Also Read