Emomali Rahmon

…Emomali Rahmonov (from March 2007, Emomali Rahmon) and backed by Russian troops had regained control, ending the first phase of the civil war. A mass exodus to Afghanistan followed. Sporadic fighting continued as the Islamic fundamentalist forces and their allies, now based in Afghanistan, continued to launch attacks on the…

Rahmon© Contributor/Getty Images Emomali Rahmon Tajikistan 1992 Rahmon (until 2007, Rahmonov) has led Tajikistan since 1992, initially as chair of the Supreme Council that ruled the country from 1992 until 1994, when he was elected president. Rahmon has been reelected several times since then, aided in part by…