President of Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Political Journey

In international politics, the President of Uzbekistan has always been a part of discussion around the world. It is because of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who recently became the president. There are very few political leaders in the world who remain in charge for years because of their work. Shavkat Mirziyoyev falls under those minor personalities who has already served as prime minister thrice and now serving as president for the third time. The current president of Uzbekistan Mr. Mirziyoyev won again in the 2023 presidential election with 88.6% of the vote. This post will have a brief outline regarding the journey of Mr. Mirziyoyev till he became the President of Uzbekistan.

Education and Awards:

Shavkat Mirziyoyev was born on 24th July 1957 in Jizzakh. He worked as a junior research fellow from Tashkent Institute of Engineers of Irrigation and Mechanization of Agriculture. He also got promoted to work as associate professor at the same University after working as senior lecturer in academic affairs. He has received several national and international awards for his contribution to politics. His national award list includes Fidokorona xizmatlari uchun and Mehnat shuhrati. He also received praise from foreign countries for his work and received many awards like Order of Danaker, Honored Citizen of Seoul and Honorary Doctorate from Nagoya University.

Political career:

The political career of Mirziyoyev began in the 1980s after he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was appointed as a deputy of the Soviet Union in the 1990s at Uzbek. After that he also worked as governor in the Jizzakh Region from 1996 to 2001. It took him two years to become the prime minister of the Uzbek parliament by replacing Oʻtkir Sultonov. In that time, his collaboration with South Korean countries has resulted in huge employment opportunities for the citizens of Uzbekistan.  His deals with Uranium with Islamic countries have also resulted in establishing good relations of Uzbekistan with other powerful nations.

Mirziyoyev: As a President

After the death of the president Karimov, Mirziyoyev became the president in 2016. The Liberal Democratic Party grabbed 88.6% of the vote and appointed Mirziyoyev as the president of Uzbekistan. Again, Mirziyoyev was re-elected and won the 2021 presidential election with 80.3% of the vote. He was again re-elected with 87.7% of vote in the 2023 election with O’zLiDeP backing and became the president for the third time. He was the only man in political history to be appointed as both prime minister and president in his political career for so long.

Economic and Political Revolution:

He brought liberal reform in the political and economic sector by collaboration with other countries. He also worked on improving relations with central Asian countries and released political prisoners for nation’s development. His decision to capital punishment and protection of human rights in 2021 has brought a revolution among the previous constitutional rules. He also removed semi-autonomous Karakalpakstan’s right to secession, which resulted in deadly unrest in the region. He was the man behind the communist party who easily managed in surpassing the controversial proposal going across the nation by correct decision making for establishing peace in the country.

Final Words

The political experience of remaining as prime minister and president of Uzbekistan has impacted the development of the county to the next level. Shavkat Mirziyoyev has known the country from too close and seen every aspect of growth from the last 20 years. His contribution to politics has saved the country from going through huge crises at different downtimes of the year. He knows better how to deal with powerful countries to keep people safe despite undergoing fatal wars across the neighboring countries. For this reason, Mirziyoyev is among the top international political personalities who always remains in talk on news and political events for his contribution for the country.