Head of state and government
SourcedBefore becoming President he led the country as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly from 20 November 1992.
No seat is verified: the President's site (president.tj) showed no names in the text that could be read, the foreign ministry site (mfa.tj) returned HTTP 503 and the labour ministry site (mehnat.tj) could not be reached. Seats follow the CIA World Leaders list (updated 18 December 2025), cross-checked against Wikipedia's Government of Tajikistan page (edited 25 September 2026); the two agree except for Labour, where Wikipedia still names Gulnora Hasanzoda, who retired in January 2025 (tjk-fergana-labour-2025). Changes after December 2025 may have been missed; Wikipedia's 2025 and 2026 year pages record no ministerial changes. Transliterations vary (Rahimov/Rahimzoda, Qahhorda/Qahhorzoda, Kholmahmadzoda/Kholmakhmadzoda). Titles are English renderings and may differ slightly from official wording. Heads of state committees (national security, investment, land) are not recorded. Party and start dates are given only for the President and Prime Minister.
- Head of state and government
- Emomali RahmonPresident
- Government
- Government of the Republic of Tajikistan (Rasulzoda)Since 23 Nov 2013
- System
- Presidential republic with a prime ministerCapital: Dushanbe
- UN e-government rank
- 123 of 193EGDI 2024
Tajikistan is a presidential republic with a prime minister[1]. The President, Emomali Rahmon, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 20 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Region
- Central Asia
- Area
- 143,100 km²
- Languages
- Russian, Tajik
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni (ЅМ)
- People
- Tadzhik
- Borders
- Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Calling code
- +992
- Internet domain
- .tj
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan (Rasulzoda)
0 of 20 verified on official pages
The President is head of state and leads the executive; the Prime Minister, Qohir Rasulzoda (in office since 23 November 2013), chairs the Government and assists the President. 'Since' is the date Rasulzoda took office. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[10]
2024
0.561rank 123 of 193
- Online services0.448
- Human capital0.653
- Telecom infrastructure0.581
Record of changes
Timeline
23 Jan 2025
Emomali Sobirzoda, until then First Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff, is reported appointed Minister of Defence; his predecessor Sherali Mirzo moves to head the State Secret Protection Department.[8]
Sourced21 Jan 2025
President Rahmon retires Labour, Migration and Employment Minister Gulnora Hasanzoda and appoints Soleha Kholmahmadzoda in her place.[9]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [4]Emomali Rahmon
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [5]Government of Tajikistan
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [6]Kokhir Rasulzoda
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [7]Tajikistan: World Leaders (updated 18 December 2025)
Central Intelligence Agency (US)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [8]President of Tajikistan appoints new defense minister
Trend News AgencyNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [9]President of Tajikistan Replaces Labor Minister, Supreme Court Head, and Security Council Secretary
Fergana NewsNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [10]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026