Education
In 1968 she graduated from the Turkmen State Medical Institute with the degree Candidate of Medical Sciences.
In 1968 she graduated from the Turkmen State Medical Institute with the degree Candidate of Medical Sciences.
She served as Deputy Minister of Public Health from 1985 to 1991 and Minister of Public Health from 1991 to 1994. From 1994 to 1995, she was both Minister of Social Security and President of the Trade Unions of Turkmenistan. Since January 1994, she has served as the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations.
With her active participation, December 12, 1995 was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution №50/80, which expressed the hope that "the status of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan will contribute to the strengthening of peace and security in the region." In the resolution, the United Nations "recognizes and supports the status of permanent neutrality declared by Turkmenistan."
In 2008 she was appointed concurrently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Cuba.
In 2011, she was appointed as well Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Federal Republic of Brazil, though she did not present her letter of credence to President Dilma Rousseff until 2015. In 2013 Ambassador Atayeva was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
She joined the ruling Democratic Party in 1992 and became a member of the People"s Council in 1993.
