Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan
O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi
Emblem of Uzbekistan
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 25, 1994
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Uzbekistan
Headquarters
Agency executive
Child agency
Websitemfa.uz/en/

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Uzbekistan in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of Uzbekistan.

History and functions

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan was officially established on February 25, 1994 according to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan No. 769 and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.

The ministry functions as an administrative body of state government and is a part of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, responsible for conducting the foreign policy of Uzbekistan based on the Constitution of Uzbekistan and international laws.

The activities of the ministry are supervised directly by the President of Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan has a university, named the UWED (the University of World Economy and Diplomacy), which focuses on socioeconomic and diplomatic studies and maintains strong partnership with Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. The university serves students from Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States and assists them with the socioeconomic and diplomatic studies of the type of countries.

Structure

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, currently Baxtiyor Saidov. His First Deputy is Abdulaziz Kamilov who was the first foreign minister since the establishment of the ministry. Other deputies are Rustam Tukhtabaev, Abdurahim Khodjaev, Anvar Solihbaev, Bahtiyar Islamov.

The ministry is divided into several departments:

List of ministers

  represents tenure as Acting Minister

No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan)		 Tenure President
From To Term
1 Shahlo Mahmudova
(born 1944)		 16 September
1991		 6 November
1992		 1 year, 51 days
Islam Karimov
(1 Sep. 1991 –
2 Sep. 2016)
2 Ubaydulla Abdurazzoqov
(1932–2014)		 7 November
1992		 2 February
1993		 87 days
3 Sodiq Safoyev
(born 1954)		 3 February
1993		 25 February
1994		 1 year, 22 days
4 Abdulaziz Kamilov
(born 1947)		 25 February
1994		 14 March
2003		 9 years, 17 days
(3) Sodiq Safoyev
(born 1954)		 14 March
2003		 4 February
2005		 1 year, 327 days
5 Elyor Ganiyev
(born 1960)		 4 February
2005		 12 July
2006		 1 year, 158 days
6 Vladimir Norov
(born 1955)		 12 July
2006		 28 December
2010		 4 years, 169 days
(5) Elyor Ganiyev
(born 1960)		 28 December
2010		 13 January
2012		 1 year, 16 days
(4) Abdulaziz Kamilov
(born 1947)		 13 January
2012		 September
2012		 10 years, 104 days
September
2012		 27 April
2022
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
(8 Sep. 2016 –
present)
(6) Vladimir Norov
(born 1955)		 27 April
2022		 30 December
2022		 247 days
– Bakhtiyor Saidov
(born 1981)		 30 December
2022		 23 April
2023		 3 years, 314 days
7 23 April
2023		 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The governmental portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan". Archived from the original on 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  2. 1 2 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Uzbekistan: Structure of the MFA". Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  3. ↑ "В Узбекистане – новый министр иностранных дел" [Uzbekistan gets a new Minister of Foreign Affairs]. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2010-10-01.