Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)

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
Flag of the Ministry of Defence
Incumbent Major General Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov 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:

• Administrative and operational leadership of the military operations of troops
• Implementation of combat training of troops and adaptation of combat methods to fit modern times.
• Give orders/directives regarding units of the armed forces

Professional military chiefs before 2000

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
?		Makhmudov, VladimirLieutenant general Vladimir Makhmudov (1944–2005)	?	?	?	[1][2]

List of Chiefs since 2000

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Kasimov, TulkunColonel General Tulkun Kasimov	September 2000	July 2003	2–3 years	[3]
2		Ergashev, IsmailMajor General Ismail Ergashev	2004	2005	0–1 years	[4][5]
?		Tashmatov, BakhodirMajor General Bakhodir Tashmatov	2008	2011	2–3 years	[6][7][8][9]
?		Makhmudov, ViktorLieutenant General Viktor Makhmudov	2011	21 September 2013	1–2 years	[10]
?		Normatov, ShavkatLieutenant General Shavkat Normatov	21 September 2013	11 January 2018	4 years	[11][12][13]
?		Ergashev, PavelMajor General Pavel Ergashev	11 January 2018	23 March 2021	3 years	[14][15]
?		Kholmukhamedov, ShukhratMajor General Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov	23 March 2021	Incumbent	4 years	[16][17]