DUSHANBE, April 23, 2010, Asia-Plus — Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has been reelected Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament).
The first session of the Majlisi Milli of the fourth convocation was held on April 23.
Members of the Majlisi Milli unanimously reelected Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev the Majlisi Milli speaker. Sughd governor Qohir Rasoulzoda was elected the first deputy chairman and GBAO governor Qodir Qosim was elected deputy chairman of the upper house.
The session also elected heads of the Majlisi Milli committees.
Mamadsho Ilolov was elected chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights, Matloubkhon Davlatov was elected to head the Committee on Economic Affairs, Ubaidullo Qurbonov was elected chairman of the Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Social Policy, Davlatsho Gulmamadov was elected chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Employment and Ecology, and Mumin Olimov was elected to head the Committee on Relations with the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Local Administrations, Public Associations and Media. Saydullo Khairulloyev was elected chairman of the Reglament Commission.
We will recall that elections to the Majlisi Milli were held on March 25, 2010,
Three-fourths of the total number of members of the Majlisi Milli are elected at joint meetings of people’s deputies of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region and its towns and districts, regions and their towns and districts, Dushanbe city and its districts, towns and districts subordinate to the center, on the basis of indirect elections by means of secret ballot. The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region, regions, Dushanbe City, towns and districts subordinate to the center have an equal number of representatives in the Majlisi Milli (five each).
One-fourths of the members of the Majlisi Milli are appointed by the President. Besides, each former President of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be the life member of the Majlisi Milli, if he doesn’t refuse to use this right.
