The president is also the supreme commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and heads the State Security Council.

Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current president of Turkmenistan, the third in the history of the country since it gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The Oguzkhan Presidential Palace is the principal residence/workplace of the president, located on Independence Square in Ashgabat.

[6] The president of Turkmenistan utilises a specially made Boeing 777-200LR, painted in the national colours, during international and regional visits.

[7] During state visits to foreign countries, the service provides at least 10 agents to protect the president.