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

Leaders of Uzbek SSR (1924–1991)

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (1924–1991)

First Secretaries of the Communist Party

No. Portrait Name
(birth-death) 		Term of office Political party
Took office Left office
1 Vladimir Ivanov
(1893–1938) 		12 February 1925 21 September 1927 OʻzKP/CPSU
2 Kuprian Kirkizh
(1886–1932) 		21 September 1927 April 1929 OʻzKP/CPSU
3 Nikolay Gikalo
(1897–1938) 		April 1929 June 1929 OʻzKP/CPSU
4 Isaak Zelensky
(1890–1938) 		June 1929 December 1929 OʻzKP/CPSU
5 Akmal Ikramov
(1898–1938) 		December 1929 21 September 1937 OʻzKP/CPSU
6 Pyotr Yakovlev 21 September 1937 27 September 1937 OʻzKP/CPSU
7 Usman Yusupov
(1901–1966) 		27 September 1937 7 April 1950 OʻzKP/CPSU
8 Amin Niyazov
(1903–1973) 		7 April 1950 22 December 1955 OʻzKP/CPSU
9 Nuritdin Mukhitdinov
(1917–2008) 		22 December 1955 28 December 1957 OʻzKP/CPSU
10 Sobir Kamolov
(1910–1990) 		28 December 1957 15 March 1959 OʻzKP/CPSU
11 Sharof Rashidov
(1917–1983) 		15 March 1959 31 October 1983 OʻzKP/CPSU
12 Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev
(1930–2017) 		31 October 1983 12 January 1988 OʻzKP/CPSU
13 Rafiq Nishonov
(1926–2023) 		12 January 1988 23 June 1989 OʻzKP/CPSU
14 Islam Karimov
(1938–2016) 		23 June 1989 31 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

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† Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Islam Karimov
(1938–2016)[1] 		1990 24 March 1990 2 September 2016[†] 26 years, 162 days OʻzKP
(until Nov.1991)
1991
1995[C]
2000
2002[C] 		XDP
(until 2006)
2007
2015 		OʻzLiDeP
— Nigmatilla Yuldashev[2]
(1962–)
Acting President 		— 2 September 2016 8 September 2016 6 days OʻzMTDP[3]
— Shavkat Mirziyoyev[4]
(1957–) 		— 8 September 2016 14 December 2016 97 days OʻzMTDP
(until Dec. 2016)
2 2016
2021 		14 December 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 62 days OʻzLiDeP
(until 2023)
2023 Independent

Rank by time in office

Rank President Time in office
1 Islam Karimov 25 years, 1 day[5]
2 Shavkat Mirziyoyev 7 years, 62 days 7 years, 159 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Islam Karimov: Uzbekistan president's death confirmed". BBC.
  2. ^ "Соболезнования в связи с кончиной Президента Узбекистана Ислама Каримова". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Миллий тикланиш". Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Reports: Uzbekistan Appoints Mirziyaev As Interim President". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. ^ Counting from the declaration of independence on 31 August 1991.