Botir Khodjayev

Botir Khodjayev was born on 11 July 1956 in Tashkent. In 1979 he graduated from the Tashkent Institute of Railway Transport Engineers. In 1979–1981 he did military service, and in 1981–1992 he worked as an engineer and department head in Tashkent construction trusts.

In 1992–1994 he was First Deputy Hokim of Chilonzor district in Tashkent, and in 1994–1996 Deputy Hokim of the city of Tashkent. In 1996–1998 he was Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for State Property Management, and in 1998–2002 First Deputy Chairman and then Chairman of the State Tax Committee.

In 2002–2005 he headed a department of the Cabinet of Ministers, and in 2005–2006 he was a State Adviser to the President on socio-economic issues.

In 2006–2009 he was Minister of Economy; in 2009–2011 Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for Architecture and Construction. In 2011–2016 he was First Deputy Minister of Economy, and in 2016–2017 Minister of Finance.

In 2017–2019 he was Minister of Economy, and from 2019 Minister of Economy and Industry. On 25 February 2020 he left the ministry and was appointed Adviser to the Prime Minister; he was released from this post in April 2020.

In June 2020 his appointment as head of Rosgeo Uzbekistan was announced.