Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)

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Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
O'zbekiston Mudofaa vazirligining Bosh shtabi boshlig'i
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Flag of the Ministry of Defence
Incumbent
Major General Zainobiddin Iminov
since 23 November 2024
Ministry of Defence
Member ofGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
National Security Council
Reports toMinister 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
FormationSeptember 2000
DeputyDeputy Chief of the General Staff
Website Ministry of Defense of 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.

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The chief performs the following duties in their role:

Professional military chiefs before 2000

No.PortraitChief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
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Makhmudov, VladimirLieutenant general
Vladimir Makhmudov
(1944–2005)
??? [1] [2]

List of Chiefs since 2000

No.PortraitChief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Tulkun Kasimov.jpg
Kasimov, TulkunColonel General
Tulkun Kasimov
(1945–2025)
September 2000July 20032–3 years [3]
2
General-Major Ismail Ergashev.jpeg
Ergashev, IsmailMajor General
Ismail Ergashev
(1945–2018)
200420050–1 years [4] [5]
?
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Tashmatov, BakhodirMajor General
Bakhodir Tashmatov
200820112–3 years [6] [7] [8] [9]
?
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Makhmudov, ViktorLieutenant General
Viktor Makhmudov
201121 September 20131–2 years [10]
?
Chief of the General Staff of Uzbekistan in Russia 01.jpg
Normatov, ShavkatLieutenant General
Shavkat Normatov
21 September 201311 January 20184 years [11] [12] [13]
?
Pavel Ergashev.jpeg
Ergashev, PavelMajor General
Pavel Ergashev
11 January 201823 March 20213 years [14] [15]
?
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan General-Major Shukhrat Khalmukhamedov at the Pentagon, USA on September 9, 2024 (cropped).jpg
Kholmukhamedov, ShukhratMajor General
Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov
23 March 202123 November 20243 years [16] [17]
?
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Imninov, ZaynobiddinMajor General
Zainobiddin Iminov
23 November 2024Incumbent0 years

References

  1. "МАХМУДОВ ВЛАДИМИР НАСЫРОВИЧ (Военный деятель)* :: Мемориал памяти :: Мемориальное агентство по уходу за памятниками и местами захоронения в Узбекистане".
  2. "Махмудов Владимир Насырович | Центр военно-политических исследований".
  3. "SP's Military Yearbook". 2004.
  4. "В Ташкенте попрощались с одним из первых военачальников Узбекистана (фото)".
  5. Marat, Erica (2009-10-16). The Military and the State in Central Asia: From Red Army to Independence. Routledge. ISBN   9781135256142.
  6. "Uzbek president makes reshuffle". 10 January 2012.
  7. "Генералу поскользнуться проще простого".
  8. "Генерала сменили на генерала".
  9. "Совбез Узбекистана возглавил Баходир Ташматов".
  10. "Генерала сменили на генерала".
  11. "Uzbek president makes some appointments". 21 September 2013.
  12. "Uzbek President Makes Some Appointments". 21 September 2013.
  13. "O'zbekistonda xavfsizlik uchun mas'ul rahbarlar o'zgartirilgan". 23 September 2013.
  14. "Эргашев Павел Исмаилович назначен на должность исполняющего обязанности заместителя министра обороны Республики Узбекистан - командующего войсками Юго-западного особого военного округа". Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  15. "Мирзиёев рассказал об увольнениях в руководстве министерства обороны".
  16. "Шухрат Холмухамедов назначен первым замминистра обороны — главой Генштаба ВС". 23 March 2021.
  17. "В Минобороны произведен ряд назначений | Министерство Обороны Республики Узбекистане". Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-05-16.