[1][2] On 29 May 2009, he became the Minister of Internal Affairs by a separate decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and was appointed to the special rank of lieutenant colonel of police at the same time.
[11][12][13] He was convicted on 19 October,[13] and in December sentenced to 25 years in prison for accepting bribes and expropriation of private property.
[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] In November 2020, a confiscated house believed to have belonged to Mulikov was advertised for sale by the Ashgabat mayor's office.
"[22] Mulikov was also accused privately of too close association with Kulow, who allegedly expressed intent to succeed President Berdimuhammedow during the latter's temporary disappearance from public view in 2019.
[12][14][28][29][30] Over Mulikov's career, he received 12 severe reprimands (Turkmen: berk käýinç / берк кәйинч; Russian: строгий выговор), including 3 "with final warning".
[8][34][35] Among them are: In addition to reprimands, on 2 November 2016 Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow "expressed serious dissatisfaction with the work of I. Mulikov" during a session of the State Security Council.