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Sedar Gurbangulyevich Berdimuhamedow is the current president of Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country. He has been in office since 2007, when he succeeded his father, Saparmurat Niyazov. Berdimuhamedow is a former dentist and medical scientist. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the only legal political party in the country. Berdimuhamedow is known for his eccentricity and for his lavish lifestyle.