Shavkat Mirziyoyev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Miromonovich and the family name is Mirziyoyev.
His Excellency
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Шавкат Мирзиёев
Official portrait, 2018
2nd President of Uzbekistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 December 2016
Acting: 8 September 2016 – 14 December 2016
Prime MinisterHimself
Abdulla Aripov
Preceded by
3rd Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
In office
12 December 2003 – 14 December 2016
President
  • Islam Karimov
  • Nigmatilla Yuldashev (Acting)
  • Himself (Acting)
Deputy
Preceded byOʻtkir Sultonov
Succeeded byAbdulla Aripov
Chairman of the Organization of Turkic States
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 November 2022
Preceded byRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Personal details
Born (1957-07-24) 24 July 1957 (age 67)
Zomin District, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
(present-day Uzbekistan)
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party (2016–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseZiroat Mirziyoyeva
Children3
Residence(s)Qibray District, Tashkent
Alma materTashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration
Websitehttps://president.uz/en

Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev[a] (born 24 July 1957)[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Mirziyoyev joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. He was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR in 1990. From mid-1990s, he headed several regions of Jizzakh and Samarqand as a governor (hakim) before his appointment as the head of government by then-President Islam Karimov.[5]

Following the death of President Karimov, Mirziyoyev was appointed by the Oliy Majlis as acting president of Uzbekistan on 8 September 2016.[6] He was subsequently elected to a full five-year term as president in the 2016 election from the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (OʻzLiDeP), winning 88.6% of the vote. Mirziyoyev was re-elected for second five-year term with 80.3% of the vote in the 2021 presidential election,[7] and then again for a renewed first seven-year term with 87.7% of the vote in a snap 2023 presidential election as an independent candidate with the OʻzLiDeP backing,[8] after a constitutional amendment had granted him to legally run for third time after resetting his presidential term of office.[9]

Under his presidency, Mirziyoyev implemented a range of liberal reforms[example needed] in Uzbekistan’s political and economic system by attracting foreign investment, improving relations with neighboring Central Asian countries, as well as release of political prisoners that was notably accompanied by closure of the infamous Jaslyk Prison in 2019.[10][11] In late 2021, he announced a series of constitutional reforms which included an abolition of capital punishment and the protection of human rights,[12][13] which were ratified following the 2023 constitutional referendum with an overwhelming 90.6% of support.[14] One of the proposed changes had initially included a removal of the semi-autonomous Karakalpakstan's right to secession, which led to deadly unrest in the region in July 2022 with the protests being brutally suppressed and resulting in the scrapping of the controversial proposal.[15]


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).

  1. ^ "АРХИВ САЙТА ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЯ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА РФ В.В.ПУТИНА 2008-2012 - События". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Издательский дом Коммерсантъ". kommersant.ru. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
  3. ^ Brief profile of Mirziyoyev Archived 16 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  4. ^ "South Korea, Uzbekistan Sign Uranium Deal" Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 25 September 2006.
  5. ^ Nechepurenko, Ivan (5 December 2016). "In a Year of Election Upsets, Uzbekistan Delivers the Expected". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Uzbekistan PM Mirziyoyev named interim president". BBC News. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Uzbekistan leader wins second term in 'not truly competitive' election". 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Incumbent Uzbek president wins new term in snap election with token opposition". AP News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Uzbekistan votes on clause that could extend president's rule to 2040". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 30 April 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. ^ Marszewski, Mariusz (17 July 2018). "Thaw in Uzbekistan. Reforms by President Mirziyoyev". OSW Centre for Eastern Studies. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  11. ^ Mirovalev, Mansur (12 August 2019). "Uzbekistan closes infamous prison, but experts question motive". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  12. ^ Putz, Catherine (9 December 2021). "Uzbek President Sets Out Proposals for Constitutional Reforms". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Uzbekistan president wins referendum on extending powers". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 1 May 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  14. ^ Service, RFE/RL's Uzbek (1 May 2023). "Uzbek Officials Say Constitutional Changes Extending President's Term Overwhelmingly Approved". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  15. ^ Jackson, Patrick; Fraser, Simon (4 July 2022). "Uzbekistan Karakalpakstan: At least 18 killed in unrest over right to secede". BBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2023.