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.

His Excellency Shavkat Mirziyoyev Шавкат Мирзиёев
Mirziyoyev in 2017
President of Uzbekistan
Incumbent
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 (1957-07-24) 24 July 1957 (age 67) 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

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