Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Шавкат Мирзиёев

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2nd President of Uzbekistan
From: 8 September 2016-Present
Vice President | none
Predecessor | Islam Karimov
Successor | Incumbent (no successor)
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Party  | Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party

Spouse(s)  | Ziroatkhon Hoshimova

Religion  | Islam

Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev is the current president of Uzbekistan and was the prime minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016. Upon becoming president he released a few political prisoners including a journalist, but human rights groups warn that he may still suppress political dissent.[1] He has made efforts to scrap the Soviet-style exit visa system, facing much opposition from internal factions of the government, mainly Rustam Inoyatov.[2][3]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Shavkat Mirziyoyev | EurasiaNet.org (en).
2. ↑ "Uzbekistan: The Hundred Days", Crisis Group, 2017-03-15. (en)
3. ↑ A Resistance to Reform in Uzbekistan (en).