following the latter's failure to handle incidents on the Turkmen border with Iran and Afghanistan in July 2017, when four ISIS militants tried to cross into the territory of Turkmenistan. Despite these incidents, he would be repromoted in March 2018 to major general. Defense Minister (2nd time) He was reappointed defence minister on 14 June 2018. On 22 January 2020, he received a "stern reprimand with final warning for improper performance of official duties". He was reprimanded among other things for allowing troops to write off still serviceable cars to private individuals (for example, several ZIL and Ural trucks were sold from a motor pool stationed in the city of Serdar). In June 2020, Gündogdyýew led the Turkmen delegation in place of the president at the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square. On 6 April 2022 Gündogdyýew was concurrently appointed secretary of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan. Private life Besides the Turkmen language, he also speaks Russian and English. He is married with four children. Awards Decorations Medal "For the Love of the Fatherland" (2014) Jubilee Medal "20 Years of Independence of Turkmenistan" (2011) Medal "Participant of the Military Parade Dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of Turkmenistan's Independence" Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Neutrality of Turkmenistan" (2020) Honorary ranks ('Defender of Homeland Turkmenistan') Reprimands 22 January 2020, stern reprimand with final warning for "improper performance of official duties" 5 June 2022, reprimand for "inadequate performance of assigned duties, deficiencies in the work" See also Government of Turkmenistan Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan Armed Forces of Turkmenistan State Border Service of Turkmenistan References Living people Ministers of Defence of Turkmenistan Turkmenistani generals 1976 births