Bakhodir Kurbanov (general)
Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov | |
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Native name | Bahodir Qurbonov Баходир Курбанов |
Born | 1969 (age 52–53) Zaamin District, Jizzakh Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
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Service/ | Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
Years of service | 1994 – Present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan |
Lieutenant General Bakhodir Nizamovich Kurbanov (Uzbek: Bahodir Nizomovich Qurbonov, Баходир Низамович Курбанов) is an Uzbek military leader who has served as the Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan since 2017.
Life and career[]
After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kurbanov enrolled in the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan, of which he graduated from in 1994.[1] In December 2013, Kurbanov was appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan. n 2015, Colonel Kurbanov was appointed as Head of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the City of Tashkent.[2] In the years that followed, he served in various positions in the internal services and military units of the armed forces, such as Commander of the Tashkent Military District.
Defence minister[]
On 11 February 2019, Kurbanov was appointed as Minister of Defense, replacing Lieutenant General Abdusalom Azizov, who was transferred to the National Security Service.[3][4][5] One of his first actions as defence minister was to chair a conference of the Chiefs of Defence of the militaries of Central Asia, as well as the Commander of the United States Central Command Joseph Votel.[6][7] Since 15 August 2020, he has concurrently been the Chairman of the Mixed Martial Arts Association (MMA) of Uzbekistan.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Наша гордость – mvd". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Баходир Курбанов стал начальником ГУВД города Ташкента". uznews.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "КУРБАНОВ Баходир – ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org.
- ^ Group, Simplex Service. "Баходыр Курбанов назначен министром обороны Узбекистана". Review.uz.
- ^ "Баходир Курбанов назначен новым Министром обороны". www.xabar.uz.
- ^ uz, Kun. "Minister of Defense: Uzbekistan builds relations in the field of security based on long-term interests". Kun.uz.
- ^ Муҳаррир (11 February 2019). "Huquq-tartibot organlari rahbariyatida o'zgarishlar". gujum.uz.
- ^ Триатлон федерациясига Хавфсизлик кенгаши котиби, ММА ассоциациясига эса мудофаа вазири раис бўлди
- Uzbekistani politicians
- Uzbekistani military personnel
- Defence Ministers of Uzbekistan
- People from Jizzakh Region
- Living people
- 1969 births