Shavkat Mirziyoyev
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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 Mirziyoyev in 2017 | |
| 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
- "Издательский дом Коммерсантъ". kommersant.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
- "Uzbekistan PM Mirziyoyev named interim president". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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