Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev is an Uzbek politician who has served as President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan since 14 December 2016. Previously, Mirziyoyev led the government as a Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016.
Official portrait, 2018
Mirziyoyev shakes hands with Nursultan Nazarbayev at the 2017 SCO summit in Kazakhstan
Mirziyoyev with Vladimir Putin In October 2018
Mirziyoyev with members of the Uzbek American diaspora in New York City in May 2018
The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of President was established in 1991, replacing the position of Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR, which had existed since 1925. The president is directly elected for a term of seven years, by citizens of Uzbekistan who have reached 18 years of age.
President of Uzbekistan
Modern joint-press conferences are usually held in the halls of Kuksaroy.
A Boeing 767-300