2023 in Uzbekistan

Individuals and events related to Uzbekistan in 2023.

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2023 Timeline of Uzbek history

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Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Uzbekistan	Shavkat Mirziyoyev[1]
	Prime Minister of Uzbekistan	Abdulla Aripov

Events

• 1 January – Uzbekistan's Latin alphabet transition is completed.^[2][3]
• 6 January – State security police in Uzbekistan arrest four people over the deaths of 19 children who consumed a cough syrup product manufactured by Indian drug manufacturer Marion Biotech last week.^[4]
• 10 July – 2023 Uzbek presidential election: Uzbek authorities announce that incumbent president Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been re-elected with 87.1% of the votes.^[5]
• 28 September – Tashkent explosion: One person is killed and 162 others are injured in an explosion at a warehouse near the airport in Tashkent.^[6]

Ongoing events

• COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan

Politics

• The number of ministries and government agencies in Uzbekistan are expected to be halved in 2023.^[7]

Deaths

• 18 January – Hakim Zaripov, 98, circus performer, trick rider and horse trainer.^[8]

See also

• Outline of Uzbekistan
• List of Uzbekistan-related topics
• History of Uzbekistan