Abdulla Aripov
Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov is an Uzbek politician who serves as the prime minister of Uzbekistan, in office since 14 December 2016. Aripov is a member of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party. He was deputy prime minister from 2002 to 2012 and again in 2016.
Some of the key events about Abdulla Aripov
- 1963Graduated from the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers
- 1983Appointed as the First Secretary of the Jizzakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan
- 1986Elected as a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR
- 1989Became the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Uzbek SSR
- 1991Served as the first Prime Minister of independent Uzbekistan
- 2003Appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
- 2005Became the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan
- 2012Appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
- 2016Elected as the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan by the Oliy Majlis
- 2016Appointed as Prime Minister of Uzbekistan despite lacking significant political experience
- 2017Oversaw continued restrictions on press freedom and civil liberties in Uzbekistan
- 2018Failed to implement meaningful reforms to address systemic corruption in government
- 2019Maintained authoritarian governance practices inherited from previous administration
- 2020Re-appointed as Prime Minister after winning parliamentary elections
- 2020Faced criticism for inadequate response to COVID-19 pandemic in early stages
- 2021Presided over violent crackdown on protests in Karakalpakstan region
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