Akmal Burkhanov
Lawyer and public official, director of Uzbekistan's Anti-Corruption Agency since 2020; a deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis in 2015–2020.
- Occupation:
- Politician, Legislator
- Born:
- May 26 1981(45 years old) ♊
- Birthplace:
- Namangan
Biography
Akmal Burkhanov was born on 26 May 1981 in Namangan. He graduated from the Tashkent State Law Institute (bachelor's degree in 2001, master's in 2003) and completed a master's programme at Nagoya University in Japan in 2007. In 2023 he received a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree in law.
He began his career in 2001 at the Ministry of Justice, working as a senior consultant and later as a head of unit. In 2009–2015 he was executive director of Nagoya University's representative office in Uzbekistan, and in 2012–2016 he was a senior lecturer at the Academy of Public Administration under the President.
Elected to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis in 2014 and re-elected in 2019, he sat on the committees for international affairs and inter-parliamentary relations and later for public health. He was executive director of the Development Strategy Center in 2017–2019 and chairman of the Yuksalish nationwide movement in 2019–2020.
On 14 July 2020 he was appointed director of the Anti-Corruption Agency by presidential decree and holds the post today. He received the Shuhrat Medal in 2018.
Education
- Tashkent State Law InstituteUniversity · Tashkent · 2003 · Master of law
- Nagoya University (Japan)University · 2007 · Master's degree
Career
- Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of UzbekistanDeputy (elected in 2014, re-elected in 2019) · Tashkent · 2015–2020
- Ministry of Justice of UzbekistanSenior consultant, later head of unit · Tashkent · 2001–2007
- Academy of Public Administration under the President of UzbekistanSenior lecturer · Tashkent · 2012–2016
- Nagoya University Representative Office in UzbekistanExecutive director · Tashkent · 2009–2015Everyone who held this post →
- Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of UzbekistanDirector · Tashkent · 2020–presentEveryone who held this post →
Awards
Medal «Shuhrat» (Glory)2018 · Uzbekistan
Life path
- 2001Joined the Ministry of Justice
Senior consultant and head of unit at the Ministry of Justice in 2001–2007.
- 2003Master of law
Completed his master's at the Tashkent State Law Institute; finished a master's programme at Nagoya University in 2007.
- 2009Nagoya University office
Executive director of the university's representative office in Uzbekistan in 2009–2015.
- 2014Legislative Chamber deputy
Elected to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, re-elected in 2019; served until 2020.
- 2017Development Strategy Center
Executive director of the centre in 2017–2019.
- 2019Yuksalish movement
Chairman of the Yuksalish nationwide movement in 2019–2020.
- 2020Director of the Anti-Corruption Agency
Appointed director of the agency by presidential decree on 14 July.
- 2023Doctor of Science in law
Received a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree in law.
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