List of leaders of Uzbekistan

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Below is the list of leaders of present-day Uzbekistan since the establishment of Uzbek SSR in 1924.

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Leaders of Uzbek SSR (1924–1991)

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (1924–1991)

First Secretaries of the Communist Party

No.PortraitName
(birth-death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft office
1 Vladimir-ivanov.jpg Vladimir Ivanov
(1893–1938)
12 February 192521 September 1927 OʻzKP/CPSU
2 Kuprian-kirkizh.jpg Kuprian Kirkizh
(1886–1932)
21 September 1927April 1929 OʻzKP/CPSU
3 Gikalo, Nikolai Fiodorovich.jpg Nikolay Gikalo
(1897–1938)
April 1929June 1929 OʻzKP/CPSU
4 Isaak Zelensky.jpg Isaak Zelensky
(1890–1938)
June 1929December 1929 OʻzKP/CPSU
5 Akmal Ikramov.jpg Akmal Ikramov
(1898–1938)
December 192921 September 1937 OʻzKP/CPSU
6 Pyotr Yakovlev 21 September 193727 September 1937 OʻzKP/CPSU
7 Usman Yusupov.jpg Usman Yusupov
(1901–1966)
27 September 19377 April 1950 OʻzKP/CPSU
8 Amin Niyazov
(1903–1973)
7 April 195022 December 1955 OʻzKP/CPSU
9 Nuritdin Mukhitdinov
(1917–2008)
22 December 195528 December 1957 OʻzKP/CPSU
10 Sobir Kamolov
(1910–1990)
28 December 195715 March 1959 OʻzKP/CPSU
11 Sharof Rashidov in 1944.jpg Sharof Rashidov
(1917–1983)
15 March 195931 October 1983 OʻzKP/CPSU
12 Inomjon Usmonxo'jayev - Soviet Life, October 1984.jpg Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev
(1930–2017)
31 October 198312 January 1988 OʻzKP/CPSU
13 Rafiq Nishonov
(1926–2023)
12 January 198823 June 1989 OʻzKP/CPSU
14 Valdis Dombrovskis tiekas ar Uzbekistanas prezidentu (cropped).jpg Islam Karimov
(1938–2016)
23 June 198931 August 1991 OʻzKP/CPSU

Presidents of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1991–present)

Political parties
   Communist Party of Uzbekistan (OʻzKP)
   People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP)
   Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (OʻzLiDeP)
   Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party (OʻzMTDP)
Status
  Denotes Acting President
Symbols

C Constitutional referendum

Died in office

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Islam Karimov (2009-09-11).jpg Islam Karimov
(1938–2016) [1]
1990 24 March 19902 September 2016 [†] 26 years, 162 days OʻzKP
1 1991
1995 [C]
2000
2002 [C]
XDP
2007
2015
OʻzLiDeP
Nigmatilla Yuldashev.jpg Nigmatilla Yuldashev [2]
(1962–)
Acting
2 September 20168 September 20166 days OʻzMTDP [3]
Shavkat Mirziyoyev official portrait (cropped 2).jpg Shavkat Mirziyoyev [4]
(1957–)
8 September 201614 December 201697 days OʻzMTDP
2 2016
2021
14 December 2016Incumbent7 years, 275 days OʻzLiDeP
2023 Independent

Rank by time in office

RankPresidentTime in office
1 Islam Karimov 25 years, 1 day [5]
2 Shavkat Mirziyoyev 7 years, 275 days8 years, 6 days
Shavkat Mirziyoyev 97 days (Acting)
Nigmatilla Yuldashev 6 days (Acting)

Timeline

Shavkat MirziyoyevNigmatilla YuldashevIslam KarimovRafiq NishonovInomjon UsmonxoʻjayevSharof RashidovSobir KamolovNuritdin MukhitdinovAmin NiyazovUsman YusupovPyotr YakovlevAkmal IkramovIsaak ZelenskyNikolay GikaloKuprian KirkizhVladimir Ivanov (politician, born 1893)List of leaders of Uzbekistan

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References

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  5. Counting from the declaration of independence on 31 August 1991.