Aziz Abduhakimov

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Aziz Abdukaharovich Abdukhakimov was born on June 17, 1974, in the city of Tashkent. Graduated from Tashkent State Economic University. An economist by profession, he graduated from the Japanese University of Hitotsubashi with a master’s degree.

Biography

  • 1993-1996 – held various positions in the Silk Road Bank.
  • 1996-2004 – Chief Specialist of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Head of the Tashkent Office of Berliner Bank AG, Head of the Board of Uzpromstroybank.
  • 2004-2008 – Head of the Department of Finance, Economy and Foreign Economic Relations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • 2008-2012 – Chairman of the State Committee for State Property Management of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • 2012-2014 – Chairman of the State Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • 2017-2018 – Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • 2018-2021 – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan – Head of Education, Health and Social Affairs.
  • 2020-2021 – Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • From 2021, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan – Minister of Tourism and Sports.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree, Tashkent State University of Economics
  • Master's degree, Japanese University of Hitotsubashi