Mirzo-Ulugbek Abdusalomov
Lawyer and public official. Chairman of the Central Election Commission in 2005–2021 and a judge of the Constitutional Court from 2021; in February 2026 the Senate elected him a judge for a ten-year term.
- Occupation:
- Politician
- Born:
- 1952
- Birthplace:
- Syrdarya
Biography
Mirzo-Ulugbek Abdusalomov was born in 1952 in Sirdaryo Region. He graduated from the law faculty of Tashkent State University, holds a PhD in law and is an Honored Lawyer of Uzbekistan.
He began working in 1969 with a fire brigade in Sirdaryo Region. In 1975–1978 he was an investigator and prosecutor in the regional prosecutor's office, and in 1981–1982 chairman of the court of Mehnatobod district.
In 1982–1989 he was deputy head of the administrative organs department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. In 1989–1995 he was first deputy minister of justice and acted as minister.
In 1995–2004 he chaired the Supreme Economic Court and in 2004–2005 the Constitutional Court.
In 2005–2021 he chaired the Central Election Commission. In February 2021 the Senate elected him a judge of the Constitutional Court; later sources name him as the court's chairman.
On 6 February 2026 the Senate of the Oliy Majlis elected him a judge of the Constitutional Court for a ten-year term.
Education
- National University of UzbekistanUniversity · Tashkent · 1971–1975 · Faculty of Law; PhD in law
Career
- Central Committee of the Communist Party of UzbekistanDeputy head of the administrative organs department of the Central Committee · Tashkent · 1982–1989
- Ministry of Justice of UzbekistanFirst deputy minister of justice (1989–1995; acting minister) · Tashkent · 1989–1995
- Central Election Commission of the Republic of UzbekistanChairman · Tashkent · 2005–2021Everyone who held this post →
- Constitutional CourtChairman (2004–2005 and from 2021); judge (since February 2026, ten-year term) · Tashkent · 2004–presentEveryone who held this post →
Awards
Honoured Lawyer of UzbekistanUzbekistan
Life path
- 1969–1971Fire brigade
Senior instructor of a fire brigade in Yangiyer, Sirdaryo Region.
- 1971–1975Tashkent State University
Student of the law faculty.
- 1975–1978Prosecutor's office
Investigator, then prosecutor in the Sirdaryo Region prosecutor's office.
- 1981–1982Mehnatobod district court
Chairman of the district court.
- 1982–1989Central Committee of the Communist Party
Deputy head of the administrative organs department.
- 1989–1995Ministry of Justice
First deputy minister; acting minister.
- 1995–2004Supreme Economic Court
Chairman of the court.
- 2004–2005Constitutional Court
Chairman of the court.
- 2005–2021Central Election Commission
Chairman of the commission.
- 2021Constitutional Court
Elected a judge by the Senate; later named as the court's chairman.
- 2026Judge of the Constitutional Court
Elected by the Senate for a ten-year term on 6 February 2026.