Mirzabek Xolmedov

Mirzabek (Mirzatilla) Xolmedov was born on 13 December 1961 in Tashkent. He studied at an arts institute in Tashkent and, after graduating, founded his own “Mirzo Theatre”, which the comedians Shukurullo Isroilov and Valijon Shamshiyev joined.

He is known as a variety-stage comedian, satirical actor and singer. He won the “Yumorist-89” contest in 1989, received a diploma from Malaysia's National Film Development Corporation (Finas) in 1992, and was a laureate of the national “Zamin yulduzlari” prize in 1998.

On screen he appeared in “Muhabbat sinovlari” (2003), “Ulfatlar” (2005) and its sequels “Ulfatlar 2” (2008) and “Ulfatlar Tailandda” (2010), among other films. In 1985 he played Hidoyatxon in “Maysaraning nayranglari” at the Abror Hidoyatov Uzbek State Drama Theatre.

He holds the title Honoured Artist of Uzbekistan (in 1995, according to Wikipedia). In August 2025, on the 34th anniversary of independence, he was awarded the Order of Labour Glory (“Mehnat shuhrati”).

By order of the Minister of Culture he was appointed director of the Uzbekistan State Satire Theatre in July 2025; the First Deputy Minister of Culture introduced him to the company on 8 July. Previously he worked as a spoken-word artist at Uzbekkonsert.