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{{Politics of Uzbekistan}}
The '''Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan|Supreme Assembly]] (''Oliy Majlis'') of [[Uzbekistan]].
The '''Senate''' ({{lang-uz|Senat}}) is the [[upper house]] of the [[Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan|Oliy Majlis]] of the [[Republic of Uzbekistan]].


==Composition==
==Composition==

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Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlising Senati (Uzbek)
5th Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Type
Type
Term limits
None
Leadership
Chairman
Nigmatilla Yuldashev
since January 22, 2015
Structure
Seats100 (84 directly elected and 16 appointed by the president)
Length of term
5 years
Website
senat.gov.uz

The Senate (Template:Lang-uz) is the upper house of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Composition

The senate is composed of 100 members:

  • 84 elected senators
  • 16 senators appointed by the president.

Election

Senators are indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising members of local councils, with the country's 14 regions consisting of 12 provinces plus the capital of Tashkent and the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan each electing senators to fill 6 seats. Senators serve 5 year terms.

Chairmen of the Senate of Uzbekistan

Name Period
Murat Sharifkhodjayev January 27, 2005–February 24, 2006
Ilgizar Sabirov February 24, 2006–January 22, 2015
Nigmatilla Yuldashev January 22, 2015–present