Bakhtiyor Islomov
Chairman of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan in 2022–2026; before that a judge in the Fergana and Tashkent regions and an adviser to the President.
- Occupation:
- Politician
Biography
Bakhtiyor Jahongirovich Islomov worked as a judge in the Fergana and Tashkent regions. Until November 2020 he headed the Tashkent City Court on criminal cases.
In November 2020 he was appointed first deputy to the President's adviser on protecting citizens' rights and handling appeals. From November 2021 he was the President's adviser on coordinating the work of law enforcement and control bodies.
On 10 August 2022 the Senate elected him Chairman of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan on the President's nomination, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. His predecessor, Kozimjon Komilov, left the post at his own request, citing health reasons.
In June 2026 the Senate elected Robakhon Makhmudova Chairman of the Supreme Court. Islomov was released from the post on the President's submission; no reasons were published.
Career
- Presidential Administration of UzbekistanFirst deputy to a presidential adviser (2020), then presidential adviser (2021–2022) · Tashkent · 2020–2022
Life path
- until 2020Judicial career
Judge in the Fergana and Tashkent regions; until 2020 chairman of the Tashkent City Court on criminal cases.
- 2020First deputy to a presidential adviser
First deputy to the President's adviser on citizens' rights and appeals.
- 2021Presidential adviser
Adviser to the President on coordinating law enforcement and control bodies.
- 2022Chairman of the Supreme Court
On 10 August the Senate elected him Chairman of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan.
- 2026Released from the post
In June the Senate elected Robakhon Makhmudova Chairman of the Supreme Court; Islomov was released from the post.