Shavkat Mirziyoyev : Ask Biography

Personal data

Date of birth

30 December 1957(age 58)

Place of birth

Jizzakh Province, Soviet Union (Now in Uzbekistan)

Political party

Liberal Democratic Party

Other party

Self-Sacrifice National Democratic Party (until 2008)

Religion

Islam

Prime Minister of Uzbekistan

Assumed office

11 December 2003

President

Islam Karimov

Deputy

Ergash Shoismatov

Preceded by

O‘tkir Sultonov

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Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev (Russified form Шавкат Мираманович Мирзиёев Shavkat Miramanovich Mirziyoyev is also used) (born 30 December 1957) is the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan. He was nominated by the President, Islam Karimov on December 12, 2003 and agreed by the Uzbek parliament. He replaced fired Prime Minister, O‘tkir Sultonov. His deputy is Ergash Shoismatov.

He served as governor (Hakim) of Jizzakh Province from 1996 to September 2001, then as governor of Samarqand Province from September 2001 until his appointment as Prime Minister.