 |
|---|
| Government |
 Uzbekistanportal |
Below is the list of leaders of present-day Uzbekistan since the establishment of Uzbek SSR in 1924.
| |
|---|
| Government |
| Uzbekistanportal |
Below is the list of leaders of present-day Uzbekistan since the establishment of Uzbek SSR in 1924.
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth-death) | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||
| 1 |  | Vladimir Ivanov (1893–1938) | 12 February 1925 | 21 September 1927 | OʻzKP/CPSU |
| 2 |  | Kuprian Kirkizh (1886–1932) | 21 September 1927 | April 1929 | OʻzKP/CPSU |
| 3 |  | Nikolay Gikalo (1897–1938) | April 1929 | June 1929 | OʻzKP/CPSU |
| 4 | Isaak Zelensky (1890–1938) | June 1929 | December 1929 | OʻzKP/CPSU | |
| 5 |  | Akmal Ikramov (1898–1938) | December 1929 | 21 September 1937 | OʻzKP/CPSU |
| 6 | Pyotr Yakovlev | 21 September 1937 | 27 September 1937 | OʻzKP/CPSU | |
| 7 |  | Usman Yusupov (1901–1966) | 27 September 1937 | 7 April 1950 | OʻzKP/CPSU |
| 8 | Amin Niyazov (1903–1973) | 7 April 1950 | 22 December 1955 | OʻzKP/CPSU | |
| 9 | Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917–2008) | 22 December 1955 | 28 December 1957 | OʻzKP/CPSU | |
| 10 | Sobir Kamolov (1910–1990) | 28 December 1957 | 15 March 1959 | OʻzKP/CPSU | |
| 11 | Sharof Rashidov (1917–1983) | 15 March 1959 | 31 October 1983 | OʻzKP/CPSU | |
| 12 |  | Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev (1930–2017) | 31 October 1983 | 12 January 1988 | OʻzKP/CPSU |
| 13 | Rafiq Nishonov (1926–2023) | 12 January 1988 | 23 June 1989 | OʻzKP/CPSU | |
| 14 |  | Islam Karimov (1938–2016) | 23 June 1989 | 31 August 1991 | OʻzKP/CPSU |
C Constitutional referendum
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Islam Karimov (1938–2016) [1] | 1990 | 24 March 1990 | 2 September 2016 [†] | 26 years, 162 days | OʻzKP (until Nov.1991) |
| 1991 1995 [C] 2000 2002 [C] | XDP (until 2006) | ||||||
| 2007 2015 | OʻzLiDeP | ||||||
| — |  | Nigmatilla Yuldashev [2] (1962–) Acting President | — | 2 September 2016 | 8 September 2016 | 6 days | OʻzMTDP [3] |
| — |  | Shavkat Mirziyoyev [4] (1957–) | — | 8 September 2016 | 14 December 2016 | 97 days | OʻzMTDP (until Dec. 2016) |
| 2 | 2016 2021 | 14 December 2016 | Incumbent | 7 years, 44 days | OʻzLiDeP (until 2023) | ||
| 2023 | Independent | ||||||
| Rank | President | Time in office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islam Karimov | 25 years, 1 day [5] | |
| 2 | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | 7 years, 44 days | 7 years, 141 days |
| — | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | 97 days (Acting) | |
| — | Nigmatilla Yuldashev | 6 days (Acting) | |
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was an Uzbek politician who led Uzbekistan and its predecessor state, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1989 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, when the party was reconstituted as the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O‘zXDP); he led the O‘zXDP until 1996. He was the President of the Uzbek SSR from 24 March 1990 until he declared the independence of Uzbekistan on 1 September 1991.
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev is an Uzbek politician who has served as President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan since 14 December 2016. Previously, Mirziyoyev led the government as a Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016.
Sharof Rashidovich Rashidov was the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1959 until his death in 1983. During his tenure the Uzbek SSR saw considerable economic growth and had a very high degree of autonomy from the rest of the Soviet Union.
The Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP) is a political party in Uzbekistan and the country's ruling party. The four other parties in the Oliy Majlis, Uzbekistan's parliament, are pro-government.
The Uzbekistan "National Revival" Democratic Party, simply known as Milliy Tiklanish, is a national-conservative political party in Uzbekistan. It is allied with the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, the country's ruling party.
Han Myeong-sook is a South Korean politician who served as the Prime Minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007. She is South Korea's first female prime minister. She was from the United New Democratic Party (UNDP) as a member of the Korean National Assembly (representative) for Ilsan-gab, and is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a degree in French literature. She resigned as Prime Minister on March 7, 2007, and declared her presidential candidacy. But she did not succeed in the nominations. In 2008 she ran for parliament, but was not elected. However, in January 2012 she was elected leader of the main oppositional Democratic United Party (DUP) before the April legislative elections and became a member of parliament. But the liberals did not manage to defeat the ruling Saenuri Party and Han stepped down as party leader in April 2012. In August 2015, Han was convicted of receiving illegal donations and sentenced to two years in prison. Han has maintained her innocence. In 2021, she was granted special amnesty by the government and her constitutional rights were restored.
Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 23 December 2007. Incumbent president Islam Karimov was re-elected with 91% of the vote.
The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan is a political party in Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1991 as the legal successor of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan. Under its founder Islam Karimov, it oversaw the dissolution of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic and the establishment of the Republic of Uzbekistan. After Karimov resigned from the party in 1996 and later formed the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, it lost its ruling party status.
Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 9 January 2000. The result was a victory for incumbent Islam Karimov, who received 96% of the vote. Turnout was reported to be 95%.
Jahangir Mamatov is a linguist, lexicographer, author, journalist, and a political analyst of Central Asian issues. He is a former member of the Uzbek Parliament and a co-author of Uzbekistan's Declaration of Independence. His writings, tenure in parliament, and other political activities were often greatly at odds with the Uzbek government. He was arrested but escaped into exile for many years. In 2005 he was instrumental in forming the democratic opposition group Congress of Democratic Uzbekistan (CDU) and became its first chairman. His writings are still banned in Uzbekistan.
The National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan is a general-knowledge encyclopedia written in Uzbek. The majority of the articles in the National Encyclopedia were directly taken from the Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia.
Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 29 March 2015. The result was a victory for incumbent President Islam Karimov, who received over 90% of the vote. Karimov's win gave him a fourth consecutive term as president, dating back to 1990.
Uzbektelecom is a telecommunications company that provides services throughout Uzbekistan, with its headquarters situated in the capital city of Tashkent.
Snap presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 4 December 2016, following the death of incumbent President Islam Karimov on 2 September. The constitution mandated that the election be held within three months of Karimov's death. Interim President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the elections with 90% of the vote. The elections were described by the Economist as a sham, and by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe as lacking "a genuine choice".
Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov is an Uzbek politician who serves as the prime minister of Uzbekistan, in office since 14 December 2016. Aripov is a member of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party. He was deputy prime minister from 2002 to 2012 and again in 2016.
Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 24 October 2021. This was the sixth presidential election held since independence. Incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won a second term with a majority 80.1% of the vote, although faring the lowest performance for an incumbent in terms of vote share since 1991. Maqsuda Vorisova from the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP) was the runner-up and Alisher Qodirov from the Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party came third, which marked the first time that more than two candidates had officially received more than 5% of the vote.
The Communist Party of Uzbekistan is a banned communist party in Uzbekistan, founded in 1994. The party considers itself the only and true successor of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR, although on November 1, 1991, the former Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR was transformed into the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP). Immediately after its creation, the party's activists tried to officially register the party in Uzbekistan, but in response, the registration of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan was rejected and the party was actually banned throughout Uzbekistan and outlawed. Many activists and party members were persecuted by the Uzbek authorities, and many were forced to flee the country, mainly to Russia. The founder and permanent leader of the party is Kakhraman Makhmudov
Truth and Progress Social Democratic Party is an unregistered political party in Uzbekistan. Its founding congress took place on 8 March 2021. Party leader Khidirnazar Allakulov began to publicly express the idea of creating a new party in May 2020. As a centre-left party, it promotes internationalism, progressivism, secularism, and social democracy.
Individuals and events related to Uzbekistan in 2023.
 Uzbek SSR | |
|---|---|
 Uzbekistan | |
* denotes acting | |