DUSHANBE, March 11, 2010, Asia-Plus  -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday introduced a number of staff changes.

Rahmat Bobokalnov was appointed Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources replacing Said Yoqubzod, who was elected to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament).

Mahmadtohir Zokirov was appointed to head the State Committee for Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography.

Jumakhon Davlatov was appointed State Adviser to the President for Policy of Law.

Ms. Bakhtiya Muhamamdiyeva was appointed Director of the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, and Asvat Asoyev was appointed the First Deputy Director of this Agency.  Asvat Asoyev was appointed Deputy Director of the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

Ms. Gulnora Hasanova was appointed Chairperson of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank).

Lolakhon Rahmonov was appointed Director of the Agency for Special Property under the Government of Tajikistan, and Mahmadzohir Sohibov was appointed Director the Agency for Commodities Procurements, Services and Works and Organization of Exchange Activities under the Government of Tajikistan.

Amonullo Ashour was appointed to head the Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan.

Emin Sanginov was appointed the First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Sulton Rahmatov was appointed the First Deputy Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources, Ms. Munavvara Ismoilova was appointed the First Deputy Chairperson of the State Committee for Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography, and Nusratullo Nozaninov and Sharofiddin Bobonazarov were appointed Deputy Chairmen of the State Committee for Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography.

Jamoliddin Nouraliyev was appointed the first Deputy Minister of Finance, and Rajabali Rajabov was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.

Besides, Abdusattor Rajabov was appointed to head the defense and law and order department within the President’s Executive Office, and Nourali Rioyev was appointed head of the organizing department within the President’s Executive Office.

Ms. Gavhar Sharofova was appointed Director of the Civil Servants Training Institute under the President of Tajikistan.