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 led Uzbekistan and its predecessor state, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1989 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 (PDP); he led the PDP 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.
Sodiq Solihovich Safoyev, also known as Sodyq Safayev is first deputy chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan's Parliament, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan from 14 March 2003 until 4 February 2005.
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 or Islaam is an Arabic male or 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".
Nazarov, or Nazarova is a Russian family name of Rurik stock. The surname derives from the given name Nazar (for Slavic peoples） or Nazarbay (for Turkic peoples）.
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, İsmayılov or Ismaylov is a masculine surname common in the former Soviet countries, its feminine counterpart is Ismailova, İsmayılova or Ismaylova. It is slavicised from the given name Ismail. It is most common in Russia 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.
Saidov or Sayidov "son of Sa‘id", may refer to:
Umarov is a masculine surname common in the southern parts of the former Soviet Union, its feminine counterpart is Umarova. Notable people with the surname include:
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
Corruption in Uzbekistan is a serious problem. There are laws in place to prevent corruption, but enforcement in terms of laws regarding corruption is very weak. Low prosecution rates of corrupt officials is another contributing factor to the rampant corruption in Uzbekistan. It is not a criminal offense for a non-public official to influence the discretion of a public official. The judicial system faces severe functional deficits due to limited resources and corruption.
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.