Batyr Ataýew (Russian: Батыр Атаев; 1901-1938) was a Turkmen politician who served as head of the Turkmen SSR.

Batyr Ataýew
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Turkmen SSR
In office
July 1937 – October 1937
Preceded byNedirbay Aytakov
Succeeded byHyvaly Babaýew
Personal details
Born1901
Died1938
Political partyCPSU

Biography

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In 1923 and 1924 he served as chairman of the Yangi-Kala village council. From 1924 he served as the chairman of the Geok-Tepinsky volost executive committee and member of the Ashgabat district executive committee. Since 1925 he served as member of the board of the Supreme Court of the Turkmen region, responsible instructor of the Ashgabat district committee of the All-Union Communist Party. In 1926-29 he served as Executive Secretary of the Baherden District committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan. In 1929-30 he was Executive Secretary of the Ashgabat district committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan.[1][2] In 1931-34 he served as Chairman of the Central Control Commission of the Central Committee of the CPT - People's Commissar of the Workers 'and Peasants' Inspection of the Turkmen SSR. At the same time, since 1932 - Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Turkmen SSR.[3] From February 1934 he was head of the agricultural department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. For some period until July 1937 he served as People's Commissar of Agriculture of the Turkmen SSR. On 21.07.1937 he was recommended by the Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union for the post of chairman of the presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Turkmen SSR.[4], serving de-facto as head of state of the Turkmen SSR. He was replaced in that position by Hyvaly Babaýew in October that year.

References

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  1. ^ "Атаев Батыр". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991 (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ Луговой О. М. (2007). Правители Востока: Справочное издание (in Russian). Vol. 4. Одесса: СПД «Фридман. А.С.». p. 169. ISBN 978-966-96181-9-1.
  3. ^ "Батыр Атаев" (in Russian). Альманах Россия XX век. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. ^ "Батыр Атаев". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
Preceded by Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Turkmen SSR
July 1937 – October 1937
Succeeded by