President Of Uzbekistan: Head of state of Uzbekistan
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг Президенти) is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan.
The office of President was created in 1991, replacing the position of Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR.
| President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of Uzbekistan | |
 Presidential flag of Uzbekistan | |
| Style | His Excellency (international correspondence) Mr/Madam President (informally) Supreme commander-in-chief (military) |
| Status | Head of state |
| Residence | Ok Saroy Presidential Palace (1991–2016) Kuksaroy Presidential Palace (since 2016) |
| Seat | Tashkent |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Islam Karimov |
| Formation | 24 March 1990 (President of the Uzbek SSR) 1 September 1991 (President of Uzbekistan) |
| Salary | $15,600 USD annually |
| Website | www |
The president is directly elected for a term of five years, by citizens of Uzbekistan who have reached 18 years of age.
List of presidents
| No. | Terms | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | .jpg) | Islam Karimov Islom Karimov (1938–2016) | 1991 1995 (referendum) 2000 2007 2015 | 1 September 1991 | 2 September 2016 (Died in office) | 25 years, 1 days | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ↓ People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan ↓ Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party |
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| — | — |  | Nigmatilla Yuldashev Nigʻmatilla Yoʻldoshev Acting (1962–) | — | 2 September 2016 | 8 September 2016 | 6 days | Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party |
| 2 | — |  | Shavkat Mirziyoyev Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957–) | 2016 | 8 September 2016 | Incumbent | 7 years, 204 days | Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party ↓ Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party |
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References
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