Shavkat Mirziyoyev
2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev (Uzbek Latin: Shavkat Miromonovich (Miromon o‘g‘li) Mirziyoyev, Uzbek Cyrillic: Шавкат Миромонович (Миромон ўғли) Мирзиёев; born 24 July 1957)[1][2] is an Uzbek politician. He has been the President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan since 2016.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev Шавкат Мирзиёев | |
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President of Uzbekistan | |
Assumed office 8 September 2016 Acting: 8 September 2016 – 14 December 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Abdulla Aripov |
Preceded by | Nigmatilla Yuldashev (Acting President) Islam Karimov (President) |
3rd Prime Minister of Uzbekistan | |
In office 12 December 2003 – 14 December 2016 | |
President | Islam Karimov Nigmatilla Yuldashev (Acting) Himself (Acting) |
Deputy | Abdulla Aripov Ergash Shoismatov Abdulla Aripov |
Preceded by | Oʻtkir Sultonov |
Succeeded by | Abdulla Aripov |
Personal details | |
Born | Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev 24 July 1957 Jizzakh Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan) |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (2016–present) |
Other political affiliations | Self-Sacrifice National Democratic Party (before 2008) National Revival Democratic Party (2008–2016) |
Spouse(s) | Ziroatkhon Hoshimova |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Qibray District, Tashkent |
Alma mater | Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration |
Website | https://president.uz/en |
Following the death of President Islam Karimov, he was appointed by the Supreme Assembly as interim president of Uzbekistan on 8 September 2016.[3] In October 2021, Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected President of Uzbekistan.
References
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- ↑ "Издательский дом Коммерсантъ". kommersant.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
- ↑ "Uzbekistan PM Mirziyoyev named interim president". Retrieved 9 September 2016.