Lieutenant general Ikhtiyor Abdullayev (Uzbek: Ixtiyor Baxtiyorovich Abdullayev, Russian: Ихтиёр Бахтиёрович Абдуллаев; born May, 22, 1966) is the head of the National Security Service of Uzbekistan, appointed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to replace Rustam Inoyatov in January 2018.[1] He was fired from this post in February 2019 amid allegations that he tapped President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's phone.[2] Abdullayev had previously served as the prosecutor-general of Uzbekistan, since 2015.[1][3] He previously served as a Presidential advisor, before replacing Rashid Qodirov as prosecutor general.[4]
Ikhtiyor Abdullayev | |
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| Native name | Ixtiyor Baxtiyorovich Abdullayev Ихтиёр Бахтиёрович Абдуллаев |
| Born | May 22, 1966 Uchko‘prik District, Fergana Region, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Uzbekistan |
| Service | National Security Service |
| Years of service | 1988 – Present |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | National Security Service |
Early life and career
editHe was born on May 22, 1966, in the Uchko‘prik District of the Fergana Region of the Uzbek SSR. He graduated from Perm State University, receiving a degree in law. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he worked in various justice departments in Fergana, acting as the a judicial executive for the Fergana City Court at one point. In 2000, he was appointed Chairman of the Andijan Regional Court, a position he served in until 2001, when was appointed as a deputy state advisor to the president for the coordination of law enforcement and control bodies. In 2009, he became State Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan.[5] On January 22, 2010, by decree of the President of Uzbekistan, he was appointed a member of the Senate of Oliy Majlis of the second convocation. On April 21, 2015, Abdullaev took the office of Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On January 31, 2018, he was appointed chairman National Security Service a position he would hold for a year until he was dismissed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.[6][7]
On February 11, 2019, Ikhtiyor Abdullayev left the post of chairman of the National Security Service of his own free will due to deteriorating health (being at the head of the department, he underwent two complex surgical operations on the cervical and lumbar spine, as well as eye surgery).[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Melikishvili, Alex (February 1, 2018). "Dismissal of Uzbekistan's security chief key indication on outcome of president's economic and political liberalisation agenda". Jane's Information Group.
Inoyatov was replaced by Ikhtiyor Abdullayev, who has served as the prosecutor-general since 2015.
- ^ "Uzbekistan: Head of security services gets chop amid talk of surveillance | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Uzbekistan's reforming president sacks his hated spymaster". The Economist. February 1, 2018.
In Mr Inoyatov's place, Mr Mirziyoyev has appointed Ikhtiyor Abdullayev, a loyalist who was previously prosecutor-general.
- ^ "Uzbekistan: Prosecutor General Receives Unexpected Reassignment". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. April 24, 2015. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015.
The newly appointed prosecutor general, Ikhtiyor Abdullayev, 48, has previously served as a presidential advisor and does not have a background in security, law enforcement or investigations.
- ^ "ABDULLAEV Ikhtiyor Bakhtierovich". Archived from the original on 2018-02-03.
- ^ "Ихтиёра Абдуллаева на посту главы СГБ сменил Абдусалом Азизов". Газета.uz. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Кадровые изменения в руководстве органов правопорядка". Официальный веб-сайт. Президента Республики Узбекистан. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Кадровые изменения в руководстве органов правопорядка". 2022-05-17. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Ихтиёра Абдуллаева на посту главы СГБ сменил Абдусалом Азизов – Газета.uz". 2021-07-17. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-12.