Akja Nurberdiýewa

Akja Täjiýewna Nurberdiýewa (born 1957) is a Turkmen politician who has served as the Chairperson of the Assembly of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2018. She replaced Öwezgeldi Ataýew who was arrested the previous day.

Biography
The first two subsections are translations of the Russian-language Wikipedia article Нурбердыева, Акджа Таджиевна

Education
Akja Nurberdiýewa holds a candidate of philosophical sciences degree and was educated as a teacher.

Political career
From 2000 to 2005 Nurberdiýewa was a deputy of the Assembly of Turkmenistan (Mejlis), 2nd convocation. As of 2005 she became deputy speaker of the Mejlis in the new convocation. Concurrently, she was an elected secretary of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan from Ahal Province, and chair of the National Labor Union Center until 23 February 2007.

From 22 December 2006 until 23 February 2007 she was acting speaker of the Mejlis. On 23 February 2007 she was elected speaker of the Mejlis. In 2014 she was re-elected.

On 30 March 2018 she stepped down from the speakership of the Mejlis and was allowed to retire.

Post-Mejlis career
According to opposition media, following retirement from the Mejlis Nurberdiýewa became an instructor at the civil service academy.

Decorations

 * Order of Gurbansoltan eje
 * Medal "20 Years of Independence of Turkmenistan"
 * Medal "Magtymguly Pyragy"
 * Medal "25 years of Independence of Turkmenistan"