Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Mudofaa vazirligining Bosh shtabi boshlig'i) is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and control over three of the five service branches (Uzbek Ground Forces, Uzbek Air Forces and the Uzbek Naval Forces). Unlike the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the General Staff is required to be a commissioned officer who at least holds the rank of colonel (Polkovnik). Another differentiator between the two positions is that the Chief of the General Staff is not political position while the defense minister can be an active member of the political discourse.
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan | |
---|---|
O'zbekiston Mudofaa vazirligining Bosh shtabi boshlig'i | |
since 23 March 2021 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff of Armed Forces of Uzbekistan National Security Council |
Reports to | Minister of Defense |
Seat | Tashkent |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Uzbekistan |
Appointer | President of Uzbekistan |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Uzbekistan |
Precursor | Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces |
Formation | September 2000 |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
Website | Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan |
The chief performs the following duties in their role:
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tulkun Kasimov | Colonel GeneralSeptember 2000 | July 2003 | 2–3 years | [3] | |
2 | Ismail Ergashev | Major General2004 | 2005 | 0–1 years | [4][5] | |
? | Bakhodir Tashmatov | Major General2008 | 2011 | 2–3 years | [6][7][8][9] | |
? | Viktor Makhmudov | Lieutenant General2011 | 21 September 2013 | 1–2 years | [10] | |
? | Shavkat Normatov | Lieutenant General21 September 2013 | 11 January 2018 | 4 years | [11][12][13] | |
? | Pavel Ergashev | Major General11 January 2018 | 23 March 2021 | 3 years | [14][15] | |
? | Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov | Major General23 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years | [16][17] |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.