“In the holy month of Ramadan, at the age of 89, the father of our president, Myalikguly Berdimuhamedov, died,” RIA Novosti reported.

In 1982, the father of the Turkmen leader retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

His name was given to the military unit number 1001 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan and the ministry's residential complex in Ashgabat.

In December, the death of the father of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan was reported after a long illness.