Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan

O'zbekiston Mudofaa vazirligining Bosh shtabi boshlig'i

Flag of the Ministry of Defence

Incumbent
Major General Zainobiddin Iminov

since 23 November 2024

Ministry of Defence
Member of| General Staff of Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
National Security Council
Reports to| Minister of Defense
Seat| Tashkent
Nominator| Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
Appointer| President of Uzbekistan
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Uzbekistan
Precursor| Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces
Formation| September 2000
Deputy| Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Website| Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan

The Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Mudofaa vazirligining Bosh shtabi boshlig'i) is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and control over three of the five service branches (Uzbek Ground Forces, Uzbek Air Forces and the Uzbek Naval Forces). Unlike the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the General Staff is required to be a commissioned officer who at least holds the rank of colonel (Polkovnik). Another differentiator between the two positions is that the Chief of the General Staff is not political position while the defense minister can be an active member of the political discourse.

The chief performs the following duties in their role:

* Administrative and operational leadership of the military operations of troops
* Implementation of combat training of troops and adaptation of combat methods to fit modern times.
* Give orders/directives regarding units of the armed forces

## Professional military chiefs before 2000

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| Makhmudov, VladimirLieutenant general
Vladimir Makhmudov
(1944–2005)| ?| ?| ?| [1][2]

## List of Chiefs since 2000

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| Kasimov, TulkunColonel General
Tulkun Kasimov
(1945–2025)| September 2000| July 2003| 2–3 years| [3]

| Ergashev, IsmailMajor General
Ismail Ergashev
(1945–2018)| 2004| 2005| 0–1 years| [4][5]

| Tashmatov, BakhodirMajor General
Bakhodir Tashmatov| 2008| 2011| 2–3 years| [6][7][8][9]

| Makhmudov, ViktorLieutenant General
Viktor Makhmudov| 2011| 21 September 2013| 1–2 years| [10]

| Normatov, ShavkatLieutenant General
Shavkat Normatov| 21 September 2013| 11 January 2018| 4 years| [11][12][13]

| Ergashev, PavelMajor General
Pavel Ergashev| 11 January 2018| 23 March 2021| 3 years| [14][15]

| Kholmukhamedov, ShukhratMajor General
Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov| 23 March 2021| 23 November 2024| 3 years| [16][17]

| Imninov, ZaynobiddinMajor General
Zainobiddin Iminov| 23 November 2024| Incumbent| 0 years

## References

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1. ^ "МАХМУДОВ ВЛАДИМИР НАСЫРОВИЧ (Военный деятель)* :: Мемориал памяти :: Мемориальное агентство по уходу за памятниками и местами захоронения в Узбекистане".
2. ^ "Махмудов Владимир Насырович | Центр военно-политических исследований".
3. ^ "SP's Military Yearbook". 2004.
4. ^ "В Ташкенте попрощались с одним из первых военачальников Узбекистана (фото)".
5. ^ Marat, Erica (2009-10-16). The Military and the State in Central Asia: From Red Army to Independence. Routledge. ISBN 9781135256142.
6. ^ "Uzbek president makes reshuffle". 10 January 2012.
7. ^ "Генералу поскользнуться проще простого".
8. ^ "Генерала сменили на генерала".
9. ^ "Совбез Узбекистана возглавил Баходир Ташматов".
10. ^ "Генерала сменили на генерала".
11. ^ "Uzbek president makes some appointments". 21 September 2013.
12. ^ "Uzbek President Makes Some Appointments". 21 September 2013.
13. ^ "O'zbekistonda xavfsizlik uchun mas'ul rahbarlar o'zgartirilgan". 23 September 2013.
14. ^ "Эргашев Павел Исмаилович назначен на должность исполняющего обязанности заместителя министра обороны Республики Узбекистан - командующего войсками Юго-западного особого военного округа". Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
15. ^ "Мирзиёев рассказал об увольнениях в руководстве министерства обороны".
16. ^ "Шухрат Холмухамедов назначен первым замминистра обороны — главой Генштаба ВС". 23 March 2021.
17. ^ "В Минобороны произведен ряд назначений | Министерство Обороны Республики Узбекистане". Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-05-16.

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Chiefs of defence by country

Chief of Defence

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Secretariat of National Defense
* Secretariat of the Navy
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* AJA
* IRGC
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Abkhazia
* Albania
* Armenia
* Artsakh
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Cyprus
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* South Ossetia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Transnistria
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Republika Srpska
* Republic of Serb Krajina
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Supranational|

* European Union
* NATO

former|

* Warsaw Pact

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