List of leaders of Uzbekistan

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

Leaders of Uzbekistan (1924–1991)

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (1924–1991)

First Secretaries of the Communist Party

Vladimir Ivanov (12 February 1925 – 1927)
Kuprian Kirkizh (1927 – April 1929)
Nikolay Gikalo (April – 11 June 1929)
Isaak Zelensky (June – December 1929)
Akmal Ikramov (December 1929 – 21 September 1937)
Pyotr Yakovlev (21 September 1937 – 27 September 1937) (acting)
Usman Yusupov (27 September 1937 – 7 April 1953)
Amin Niyazov (7 April 1953 – 22 December 1955)
Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (22 December 1955 – 28 December 1957)
Sobir Kamolov (28 December 1957 – 15 March 1959)
Sharof Rashidov (15 March 1959 – 31 October 1983)
Inomjon Usmonxo‘jayev (3 November 1983 – 12 January 1988)
Rafiq Nishonov (12 January 1988 – 23 June 1989)
Islam Karimov (23 June 1989 – 3 November 1991)

Presidents of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1991–present)

The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as president, while the second column consecutively numbers the Presidential terms or administrations.

No.	Terms	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Terms	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
rowspan="5" align="center" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party/meta/color"\|1	align="center" style="background:Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white" \|1		Islam Karimov Islom Karimov (1938–2016)	1991 1995 (referendum) 2000 2007 2015	24 March 1990	2 September 2016^[1] (Died in office)	26 years, 161 days	Communist Party of the Soviet Union ↓ People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan ↓ Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party
align="center" style="background:Template:People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan/meta/color; color:white" \|2
align="center" style="background:Template:People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan/meta/color; color:white" \|3
align="center" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party/meta/color"\|4
align="center" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party/meta/color"\|5
align="center" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white" \|—	align="center" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white" \|—		Nigmatilla Yuldashev^[2] Nigʻmatilla Yoʻldoshev Acting (1962–)	—	2 September 2016	8 September 2016	6 days	Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party^[3]
align="center" rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party/meta/color"\|2	align="center" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white" \|—		Shavkat Mirziyoyev^[4] Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957–)	2016	8 September 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 106 days	Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party ↓ Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party
align="center" style="background:Template:Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party/meta/color"\|1			Shavkat Mirziyoyev^[4] Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957–)	2016	8 September 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 106 days

Rank by time in office

Rank	President	Time in office
1	Islam Karimov	25 years, 1 day^[5]
2	Shavkat Mirziyoyev	8 years, 9 days	8 years, 106 days
—	Shavkat Mirziyoyev	97 days (Acting)	8 years, 106 days
—	Nigmatilla Yuldashev	6 days (Acting)

References

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

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[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.

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v t e Leaders of Uzbekistan
Uzbek SSR	Vladimir Ivanov Kuprian Kirkizh Nikolai Gikalo Isaak Zelensky Akmal Ikramov Pyotr Yakovlev* Usman Yusupov Sirodzh Nurutdinov Amin Niyazov Nuritdin Mukhitdinov Sobir Kamolov Sharof Rashidov Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev Rafiq Nishonov Islam Karimov
Uzbekistan	Islam Karimov Nigmatilla Yuldashev* Shavkat Mirziyoyev
* denotes acting