Elmira Basitkhanova
Physician and public official: Deputy Prime Minister and chair of the Women's Committee in 2011–2016 and 2019–2020, senator in 2020–2022, deputy minister of health in 2020–2026.
- Occupation:
- Politician, Minister, Legislator
- Born:
- November 10 1958(67 years old) ♏
- Birthplace:
- Tashkent
Biography
Elmira Basitkhanova was born in Tashkent on 10 November 1958. In 1981 she graduated from the general medicine faculty of the Tashkent State Medical Institute.
From 1981 to 2011 she worked in medicine: as an intern, then as an anaesthesiologist-resuscitator, head of a department and chief physician of an emergency hospital in Tashkent.
In June 2011 she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and chair of the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan. From 12 December 2016 she was a deputy minister of health, and in June 2019 she returned to the chairmanship of the Women's Committee and the post of Deputy Prime Minister.
In January 2020 the President appointed her a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the fourth convocation; her powers as a senator were terminated early in 2022. In February 2020 the post of Deputy Prime Minister and chair of the Women's Committee was abolished and the Ministry for Support of Mahalla and Family was created, with her as first deputy minister.
From July 2020 she was a deputy minister of health. On 5 May 2026, when the ministry's leadership was renewed, a presidential decree relieved her of that post in connection with a move to other work.
Education
- Tashkent Medical InstituteUniversity · Tashkent · 1981
Career
- Senate of the Oliy Majlis of UzbekistanSenator · Tashkent · 2020–2022
- Women's Committee of UzbekistanChair (2011–2016, 2019–2020) · Tashkent · 2011–2020Everyone who held this post →
- Cabinet of Ministers of UzbekistanDeputy Prime Minister (2011–2016, 2019–2020) · Tashkent · 2011–2020
- Ministry of Health of UzbekistanDeputy Minister (2016–2019, 2020–2026) · Tashkent · 2016–2026
- Ministry for Support of Mahalla and FamilyFirst Deputy Minister · Tashkent · 2020–2020
Life path
- 1958Birth
Born in Tashkent.
- 1981Medical institute
Graduated from the Tashkent State Medical Institute and began working in medicine.
- 2011Deputy Prime Minister
Appointed in June as Deputy Prime Minister and chair of the Women's Committee.
- 2016Deputy Minister of Health
Served as a deputy minister of health from 12 December.
- 2019Deputy Prime Minister again
Returned in June as Deputy Prime Minister and chair of the Women's Committee.
- 2020Senator
Appointed in January a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, fourth convocation.
- 2020Ministry for Support of Mahalla and Family
Became first deputy minister in February; in July she was again appointed a deputy minister of health.
- 2022Senate powers
The President terminated her powers as a senator early.
- 2026Leaving the ministry
Relieved on 5 May of the post of deputy minister of health in connection with a move to other work.