Alijon Qori

Alijon Qori Haydarov (son of Fayzulloh Makhdum) is a teacher of Quranic recitation (qira'at) and tajweed. Sources say he comes from the Gallaorol district of the Jizzakh region.

In 1995 the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan sent him to study at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. He returned home in 1996 and in 1997 was sent back to Al-Azhar to continue his studies by the Committee for Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers. A 2019 report describes him as a senior teacher of Quranic sciences and recitation who knows ten readings, studied under many teachers in Egypt and trains students.

In August 2021 he was appointed head of the newly created Quran tajweed teaching department of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan; the announcement calls him an honorary doctor of the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan and a teacher of qira'at. In February 2026 he is also listed as "Shaykh Alijon Qori Haydarov" among the signatories of a letter to the President on behalf of the Board's Council of Ulama.

His Telegram channel AlQuranuz-Shayx Alijon qori (t.me/alquranuz) presents itself as his official page; he also runs pages on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. On 9 October 2026 the channel shows about 135,000 subscribers. Its description says it was prepared on the basis of a conclusion of the Committee for Religious Affairs dated 24 May 2023.