Davlat Usmon
Tajikistani politician
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Davlat Usmon (Tajik: Давлат Усмон) is a Tajikistani politician.
PartyIslamic Renaissance Party (1991–?)
Other political
affiliations
United Tajik Oppositionaffiliations
(1993–1997)
Davlat Usmon Давлат Усмон | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Party | Islamic Renaissance Party (1991–?) |
Other political affiliations | United Tajik Opposition (1993–1997) |
Career
Usmon was a founding member of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan in 1991, and one of its first deputy chairmen.[1]
Usmon was a field commander for the United Tajik Opposition during the Tajikistan Civil War of the 1990s. A former Economics Minister, he was the Islamic Renaissance Party's candidate in the 1991 and 1999 presidential elections. He lost the election to incumbent president, Emomali Rahmon, gaining only 2.1% of the vote amidst criticism that the election was not free and fair.[2]
