Sherzod Khodjaev
Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan since July 2026; previously Deputy Minister of Energy and director of the Energy Market Development and Regulation Agency.
- Occupation:
- Politician, Minister
Biography
Sherzod Khodjaev is Uzbekistan's Minister of Energy, in office since July 2026. He began his career in 1998 as a programmer-engineer at an energy-management automation enterprise of the Ministry of Energy and Electrification.
He then worked in the Uzbekenergo system: at its Energosotish branch as a department head, from 2010 to 2017 as deputy director and from 2017 to 2018 as branch director; in 2018–2019 he headed the directorate for introducing and coordinating the automated electricity metering system.
From 2019 to 2023 he was Deputy Minister of Energy. In early 2023 he was relieved of the post, and in February he was appointed director of the ministry's project office for renewable energy. In 2023 he headed the project office for reforming the power sector, and from 2024 he led the Energy Market Development and Regulation Agency.
On 27 July 2026 he was appointed Minister of Energy by presidential decree, after deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis had approved his candidacy. According to the government portal gov.uz, he held the post on 9 October 2026.
Career
- UzbekenergoEngineer, department head at the Energosotish branch, deputy director (2010–2017), branch director (2017–2018), head of a directorate (2018–2019) · Tashkent · 2005–2019
- Ministry of Energy of UzbekistanDeputy Minister (2019–2023), director of a project office (2023), Minister (since July 2026) · Tashkent · 2019–present
- Energy Market Development and Regulation AgencyDirector · Tashkent · 2024–2026Everyone who held this post →
Life path
- 1998Start in the energy sector
Programmer-engineer in the Ministry of Energy and Electrification system.
- 2005Uzbekenergo system
Engineer and department head at the Energosotish branch; deputy director from 2010.
- 2017Director of the Energosotish branch
Until 2018; then, until 2019, head of the directorate for introducing the electricity metering system.
- 2019Deputy Minister of Energy
Until early 2023.
- 2023Head of project offices
In February, director of the renewable energy project office; also headed the project office for power-sector reform.
- 2024Director of the Energy Market Development and Regulation Agency
Until July 2026.
- 2026Minister of Energy
Appointed by presidential decree on 27 July.