List of leaders of Uzbekistan

Below is the list of leaders of Uzbekistan since the establishment of Uzbek SSR in 1924.

Leaders of the Uzbek SSR (1924–1991)

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (1924–1991)

First Secretaries of the Communist Party

No.	Portrait	Name (birth-death)	Term of office		Political party
			Took office	Left office
1		Vladimir Ivanov (1893–1938)	12 February 1925	21 September 1927	OʻzKP/CPSU
2		Kuprian Kirkizh (1886–1932)	21 September 1927	April 1929	OʻzKP/CPSU
3		Nikolay Gikalo (1897–1938)	April 1929	June 1929	OʻzKP/CPSU
4		Isaak Zelensky (1890–1938)	June 1929	December 1929	OʻzKP/CPSU
5		Akmal Ikramov (1898–1938)	December 1929	21 September 1937	OʻzKP/CPSU
6		Pyotr Yakovlev	21 September 1937	27 September 1937	OʻzKP/CPSU
7		Usman Yusupov (1901–1966)	27 September 1937	7 April 1950	OʻzKP/CPSU
8		Amin Niyazov (1903–1973)	7 April 1950	22 December 1955	OʻzKP/CPSU
9		Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917–2008)	22 December 1955	28 December 1957	OʻzKP/CPSU
10		Sobir Kamolov (1910–1990)	28 December 1957	15 March 1959	OʻzKP/CPSU
11		Sharof Rashidov (1917–1983)	15 March 1959	31 October 1983	OʻzKP/CPSU
12		Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev (1930–2017)	31 October 1983	12 January 1988	OʻzKP/CPSU
13		Rafiq Nishonov (1926–2023)	12 January 1988	23 June 1989	OʻzKP/CPSU
14		Islam Karimov (1938–2016)	23 June 1989	31 August 1991	OʻzKP/CPSU

Presidents of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1991–present)

Political parties

  Communist Party of Uzbekistan (OʻzKP)

  People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP)

  Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (OʻzLiDeP)

  Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party (OʻzMTDP)

Status

  Denotes acting president

Symbols

^T Term extension referendum

^C Constitutional referendum

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Islam Karimov (1938–2016)[1]	1990	24 March 1990	2 September 2016[†]	26 years, 162 days	OʻzKP (until Nov.1991)
1			1991 1995[T] 2000 2002[C]				XDP (until 2006)
			2007 2015				OʻzLiDeP
—		Nigmatilla Yuldashev[2] (1962–) Acting president	—	2 September 2016	8 September 2016	6 days	OʻzMTDP[3]
—		Shavkat Mirziyoyev[4] (1957–)	—	8 September 2016	14 December 2016	97 days	OʻzMTDP (until Dec. 2016)
2			2016 2021	14 December 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 246 days	OʻzLiDeP (until 2023)
			2023				Independent

Rank by time in office

Rank	President	Time in office
1	Islam Karimov	25 years, 1 day[5]
2	Shavkat Mirziyoyev	8 years, 246 days	8 years, 343 days
—	Shavkat Mirziyoyev	97 days (Acting)
—	Nigmatilla Yuldashev	6 days (Acting)

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Uzbekistan
• President of Uzbekistan
• Vice President of Uzbekistan
• Prime Minister of Uzbekistan