Balyş Öwezow

Balyş Öwezowiç Öwezow[lower-alpha 1] (29 December 1915 – 13 October 1975) was Soviet politician who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, twice, from 1950 to 1951 and again from 1960 to 1969.

Biography

Öwezow was born in a village in Transcaspian Oblast, today's Turkmenistan, then part of the Russian Empire. Orphaned at an early age, he graduated from the Higher Party School of the Central Committee.

He first worked as a teacher, and took on responsibility for the Komsomol in Turkmenistan. Gradually, he took on greater roles within the Communist Party, before being appointed First Secretary of the Turkmen Communist Party.[1]

He succeeded Şaja Batyrow as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan, beginning his first term in 1950 and staying in office until October 1951, when Suhan Babaýew became First Secretary. During this time, he received the Order of Lenin.

Öwezow was returned to power on 13 June 1960, following the death of Jumadurdy Garaýew. He served until 24 December 1969. Muhammetnazar Gapurow succeeded him.

He fathered six children.

Notes
  1. Also known by his name transliterated from Russian, Balysh Ovezovich Ozezov (Russian: Балыш Овезович Овезов)

References
  1. "Balyş Öwezow". memim.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.


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