DUSHANBE, June 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the new composition of the supervisory board of open joint-stock company (OJSC) NBO Roghun took place in Dushanbe on June 17.

According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov was reelected as chairman of the supervisory board and Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali was elected as deputy chairman of the supervisory board.

The first general meeting of shareholders of OJSC NBO Roghun was held in Dushanbe on May 26.

Until 2010, the government had been the sole holder of shares in OJSC NBO Roghun.  In January 2010, the government issued 6 billion somoni worth of Roghun shares and they were made available for private sector and part of them has been sold.  The sale of Roghun shares reportedly earned the government 801.9 million somoni last year and a total amount of donations was 28.3 million somoni.  Private sector now owns 13.3 percent of the shares.

The general meeting of shareholders elected members of the supervisory board of the company.  Among them are Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov, Minister of Justice Bakhtiyor Khudoyorov, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Farrukh Hamraliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management Davlatali Saidov, Director of Limited Liability Company “Somoni Ltd” Qurbon Yusupov, Director of Closed Joint-Stock Company “Khujand Invest Cotton” Muqim Nematov, and Director General of OJSC SANIIOSP Jamshed Ahmadov.