Abdulla Aripov
Prime Minister of Uzbekistan since 2016
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Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov[1] (born 24 May 1961) is an Uzbek engineer and politician who has served as prime minister of Uzbekistan since 2016. A member of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as deputy prime minister from 2002 to 2012 and again in 2016.
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Abdulla Aripov | |
|---|---|
| Абдулла Арипов | |
Aripov in 2024 | |
| 4th Prime Minister of Uzbekistan | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2016 | |
| President | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| First Deputy | Ochilboy Ramatov |
| Preceded by | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan | |
| In office 12 September 2016 – 14 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Preceded by | Ergash Shoismatov |
| Succeeded by | Achilbay Ramatov |
| In office 30 May 2002 – August 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | O‘tkir Sultonov Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Succeeded by | Ergash Shoismatov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1961 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Tashkent University of Information Technologies |
Awards | Order "Mehnat Shuhrati" |
Career
Politics
On 30 May 2002, Aripov was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan – Head of Complex on Information and Telecommunications Technologies Issues – Director-General of Communications and Information Agency of Uzbekistan.[2] Then from October 2009 – oversees the Social Sphere, Science, Education, Health, Culture and responsible for contacts with CIS-partners. On February 4, 2005 Aripov was appointed as deputy prime minister. Then in a reshuffle in August 2012 he was appointed Head of Complex on Information Systems and Telecommunications.[3]
In September 2016 he was again appointed as deputy prime minister.[4]
On 12 December 2016, he was nominated by the ruling party to form a cabinet.[5] On 14 December, he was confirmed as prime minister on a joint session of the Oliy Majlis, and sworn in by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.[6] On 15 December, he formed his cabinet.[7] On 17 August 2024, Aripov went to Kabul, making him the highest-ranking foreign official to visit Afghanistan since the return of the Taliban in 2021.[8]
Following the 2024 parliamentary election, Aripov was re-nominated by Mirziyoyev and confirmed through secret ballot on 20 November 2024.[9]
Personal life
Aripov is married and has five daughters. He is a recipient of the state awards Order of Friendship of Uzbekistan and “Mehnat shuhrati” (Friendship and Labor Glory).[10]
