Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan, from the country's independence in 1991 until his death in 2016. He was the First Secretary of the
Karimov in 2002
A 2006 Uzbek stamp featuring Karimov and Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh
Karimov (2nd from right) at the 2010 CSTO meeting in Moscow Kremlin
Karimov meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Pentagon on March 13, 2002
Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, also known as Lola Tillyaeva, is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former Uzbek diplomat. She is the younger daughter of Islam Karimov, the former President of Uzbekistan,
Islam Karimov
…been under investigation on charges of corruption, but has said that the "charges against her are politically motivated". Karimov's second daughter, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva has also been embroiled in corruption and nepotism controversies. Karimov and his second wife Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova share five grandchildren…