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Uzbekistan ยท Head of state

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Office
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
In office since
14 December 2016
Born
1957

How Mirziyoyev took office

On 8 September 2016 a joint resolution of the Oliy Majlis temporarily assigned him the duties of President. He was elected President on 4 December 2016 with 88.61 percent of the vote and assumed office on 14 December 2016, according to the government portal. He was re-elected on 24 October 2021 with 80.1 percent. He was re-elected in an early election on 9 July 2023 for a seven-year term after a constitutional referendum extended the term from five to seven years, with 87.1 percent according to Al Jazeera citing preliminary Central Election Commission results, and more than 87 percent according to the Associated Press.2,3,4

Career

  1. 1981Academic posts at the Tashkent Institute of Engineers of Irrigation and Mechanization of Agriculture, including vice rector for academic affairs2
  2. 1992Khokim of Mirzo Ulugbek District, Tashkent2
  3. 1996 to 2001Khokim of Jizzakh Region2
  4. 2001 to 2003Khokim of Samarkand Region2
  5. 2003 to 2016Prime Minister, re-approved in 2005, 2010 and 20152
  6. 14 December 2016 to presentPresident of the Republic of Uzbekistan2,1

Education

Official biography

Career facts only, from official biographies and reputable news reports. Checked 28 October 2026. Office holders change: see the sources for the latest.

Sources

  1. United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs (list dated 20 October 2026) (20 October 2026)
  2. Government Portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Biography of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (28 October 2026)
  3. Al Jazeera, Uzbek president re-elected for seven-year term in snap election (10 July 2023)
  4. Associated Press via Washington Times, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, incumbent Uzbek president, wins new term (AP via Washington Times) (10 July 2023)