Ozoda Rahmon

Ozoda Emomalievna Rahmonova (Tajik: Озода Эмомалӣ Раҳмон; born 3 January 1978) is a Tajikistani politician who is the daughter of Emomali Rahmon, the long-standing authoritarian leader of Tajikistan.

[9] Thanks to her status as a daughter of Tajikistan's president, Ozoda Rahmon has enjoyed a number of promotions to senior political offices.

[10] Between 2005 and 2007, she served as a culture and education attache at the Tajik embassy in Washington, DC,[11] while her husband studied at the University of Maryland.

[15] According to Ozoda Rahmon's official biography, the introduction of biometric passports and national ID cards in Tajikistan came as a result of her initiatives during her tenure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[11] Ozoda Rahmon's political promotions, particularly her January 2016 appointment as the president's chief of staff, has fueled speculations that she might succeed her father as the leader of Tajikistan.