DUSHANBE, April 7, 2013, Asia-Plus — Mr. Zayd Saidov, head of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Producers of Tajikistan, who is also head of the Coordinating Council of Business Associations and Public Associations of Tajikistan (CCBAPAT), declared the formation of a new political party – New Tajikistan — on April 6.
Initiated by Zayd Saidov, head of CCBAPAT, Shavkat Bozorov, first deputy head of CCBAPAT, Abdughani Mamadazimov, head of the Association of Political Scientists of Tajikistan, as well as heads of a number of business associations the new political party reportedly aims to promote the achievement of economic independence of Tajikistan.
According to its initiators, the Party of New Tajikistan “is a platform for union of ideas, views, personalities and opportunities for national creation.”
The Party of New Tajikistan is reportedly the party of pragmatists, innovators, technocrats and professionals.
We will recall that the Coordinating Council of Business Associations and Public Associations of Tajikistan was established in 2007 in order to support the business associations and improve the private sector in the country and Zayd Saidov was elected to head CCBAPAT last summer.
Zayd Saidov, 55, graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Tajik National University in 1983. In 1993-1999, he was director-general of the Moscow-based Joint-Stock Company (JSC) Khalif. From 199 to 2006, Zayd Saidov served as Minister of Industry of Tajikistan. From 2007 up to now, Zayd Saidov is Chairman of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Producers of Tajikistan.

