Karimov or Carimoff is a slavicised version of the name Karim. Its feminine counterpart is Karimova. It is most popular in Central Asia, especially in Uzbekistan, although it is prevalent in the South Caucasus. Notable people with the surname include:
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 last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, when the party was reconstituted as the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O‘zXDP); he led the O‘zXDP until 1996. He was the President of the Uzbek SSR from 24 March 1990 until he declared the independence of Uzbekistan on 1 September 1991.
Gulnara Islamovna Karimova is the elder daughter of Islam Karimov, the president of Uzbekistan from 1991 to his death in 2016. She wielded considerable influence in Uzbekistan owing to her business dealings and family connections. From 2013, due to a conflict with her father, she began to rapidly lose influence.
Islam is an Arabic male and female given name and surname meaning "acceptance, agreement approval ", "god-fearing, humility, devoutness", "acknowledgment, admission, yield, obeyance", "obedience, preservation, protection, safeguarding, keeping", "piety, loyalty, devotion", "subjection, submissiveness, wonder, admiration, respect, submitting".
Abdullayev is a surname, found in Azerbaijan, Russia, and Central Asia. The feminine form is Abdullayeva. It is slavicized patronymic surname derived from the given name Abdullah. The name Abdullayev is used by the following people:
Ibragimov, Ibrahimov or Ibragimova, Ibrahimova is a common Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Tatar and Central Asian surname. The spelling reflects the Cyrillic alphabet's version of the name Ibrahim, an Islamic version of the Abraham.
Ismailov, Ismayilov or Ismaylov is a masculine surname common in the former Soviet countries, its feminine counterpart is Ismailova, Ismayilova or Ismaylova. It is slavicised from the given name Ismail. It is most common in Russia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. It may refer to:
Dado is an Uzbekistani pop music duo consisting of brothers Alisher Madumarov and Rustam Madumarov, formed in Tashkent in 1999. The band was created by two former members of the band Anor. The duo became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 2000s in Uzbekistan. Being polyglots, they wrote and performed songs in Uzbek, English, Russian, Turkish, German, Tajik, French, Spanish, Italian and other languages.
Lola Islamovna Karimova-Tillyaeva is an Uzbek diplomat and daughter of Islam Karimov the former President of Uzbekistan and his wife, Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova. In 2012 she and her husband made it into Bilan magazine's list of Switzerland's 300 richest residents. Her older sister is business mogul Gulnara Karimova. She is also the founder of the perfume brand, The Harmonist Maison de Parfum.
Saidov or Sayidov "son of Sa‘id", may refer to:
Rakhimov is a surname, slavicised from the Arabic male given name Rahim. Its female version is Rakhimova. Notable people with the surname include:
Kerimov is a surname. The female form is Kerimova. Notable people with the surname include:
Sharipov is a masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Sharipova. It may refer to
Jakubov, Jakubow or Yakubov is a Slavic masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Jakubova, Jakubowa or Yakubova. It may refer to:
Makhmudov / Mahmudov (masculine), Makhmudova / Mahmudova (feminine) is a surname common in the former Soviet countries. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Makhmud by the Russian way of patronymic derivation with the suffix -ov.
Kurbanov, Kurbanow, Kurbonov or Qurbonov is a masculine surname common in the southern parts of the former Soviet Union; its feminine counterpart is Kurbanova, Kurbanowa, Kurbonova or Qurbonova. It may refer to:
Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova is an Uzbek economist who held the position of First Lady of Uzbekistan from 1991 until the death of her husband in September 2016.
Ganiyev or Ganiev is an Asian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Ganiyeva or Ganieva. It may refer to
Musayev, Musaev, Muzayev or Muzaev is a Turkic masculine surname originating from the masculine given name Musa, its feminine counterpart is Musayeva, Musaeva, Muzayeva or Muzaeva. The surname may refer to
Abdullaev is a surname, commonly found in Russia, Caucasia, and Central Asian. The female counterpart surname is Abdullaeva.