A session of the Majlis (local council) of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) will take place next month and the GBAO legislature members will elect new governor of the region.
“A session of the GBAO Majlis will be held in Khorog on December 5 and the main issue of the session’s agenda is election of Yodgor Fayzov as new governor of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region,” a source in the GBAO regional administration told Asia-Plus by phone Tuesday afternoon.
The governor of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region and heads of other provinces, cities and districts of Tajikistan are appointed and dismissed by the president and presented to to their respective councils for approval.
The heads of the regional, city or district state administrations (khukumat) simultaneously wield executive authority and act as local council chairperson.
Recall, Rahmon on September 15 harshly criticized the work of local law enforcement authorities and gave them one-month deadline to address the situation in the region, especially in Khorog, and implied that more robust measures could be adopted if he was dissatisfied with the results.
Concerning troops brought to Khorog for a ceremonial parade, Emomali Rahmon indicated that even the military could be deployed.
He said without naming them that around five or six “criminals” were at the root of the region’s ills.
A range of personnel changes were made in the region. By president’s decree chairperson of the GBAO regional court, chief of GBAO police, chief of Khorog traffic police department as well as heads of Khorog and Shugnan and Roshtqala districts were fired.
The governor of GBAO, Shodikhon Jamshed, managed to hold onto his post until October 1, when he was replaced by Yodgor Fayzov. By president’s decree Yodgor Fayzov was appointed as acting governor of GBAO.
Shodikhon Jamshed was relieved of the post of GBAO governor in connection with transfer to other job. He was later appointed Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection.
