Abdusalom Azizov

Abdusalom Abdumavlonovich Azizov was born on 20 January 1960 in Tashkent. He graduated from the Tashkent Police School (now the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs). He began his service in the Tashkent internal affairs bodies as an investigator, deputy head of the city directorate, head of the Mirobod district department and, in 2001–2002, head of the Tashkent city Main Internal Affairs Directorate.

From 2002 to 2006 he headed the national holding company Uzbekneftegaz, and from 2006 to 2008 Uzneftprodukt. In 2008 he returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as deputy and then first deputy minister, and from 2009 to 2017 he led the internal affairs directorate of the Jizzakh region.

On 4 January 2017 Azizov was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs and on 14 January was given the rank of major general. On 4 September 2017 he became Minister of Defence, and on 14 January 2019 he received the rank of lieutenant general. On 11 February 2019 he was appointed chairman of the State Security Service, which he led until 23 November 2024.

From 15 July 2019 he was president of the Uzbekistan Football Association (re-elected in 2021 and 2024); his departure from that post was reported on 22 January 2025.

On 23 November 2024 he was relieved as head of the State Security Service and placed at the disposal of the secretariat of the Security Council under the President; on 4 December 2024 he was appointed deputy adviser to the President for youth affairs. He holds the Order “Mehnat shuhrati”.