Musa Yerniyazov

Musa Yerniyazov was born on 20 December 1947 in the Kegeyli district of Karakalpakstan. He graduated from the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration in 1971 and studied at the Tashkent Higher Party School in 1986.

He began his career as an engineer in a mechanized column. In 1975–1983 he worked in the apparatus of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan, and in 1983–1989 he was Minister of Housing and Communal Services of the Karakalpak ASSR. In 1989–1990 he was the permanent representative of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan at the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR.

In 1998–2000 he was deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan, and in 2000–2001 he was khokim of the Chimbay district.

In May 2002 he was elected chairman of the Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and held this post until July 2020. He was deputy chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, elected in 2005, 2010 and 2015.

By a presidential decree of 28 August 2019 he was awarded the title Hero of Uzbekistan. He also received the Order of Labour Glory (2006), the Order For Services to the Fatherland (2007) and the title Honored Builder of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2011).

He died on 31 July 2020 in Nukus. The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, attended the mourning ceremony in Nukus on 1 August 2020.