Rahmon Nabiyevich Nabiyev (Tajik: ?????? ??????, alternative spelling Rakhmon Nabiev; 5 October 1930 – 11 April 1993) served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and twice as the President of Tajikistan.
He partly instigated the Tajik Civil War.
Rising out of the regional nomenklatura, Nabiyev ascended to power in 1982 as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan.
In 1985 he was ousted in a corruption scandal.After Tajik leaders declared the independence of the Tajikistan in September 1991, Nabiyev orchestrated his way back into power on 23 September, only to step down on 6 October as pressure mounted for him to vacate the office during the campaign for the presidential elections.
Nabiyev won the elections and on 2 December 1991 he became the first elected President of Tajikistan.
Disputes concerning the election led to opposition street demonstrations, which developed into a civil war in May 1992.