Abdulaziz Komilov

Abdulaziz Kamilov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2012
President	Islam Karimov Shavkat Mirziyoyev (acting)
Preceded by	Elyor Ganiyev
In office 25 February 1994 – 14 March 2003[1]
President	Islam Karimov
Preceded by	office established[2]
Succeeded by	Sodiq Safoyev
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan
In office 11 February 2008 – 11 February 2012
President	Islam Karimov
Preceded by	Elyor Ganiyev
Succeeded by	Elyor Ganiyev
Personal details
Born	November 6, 1947 Yangiyo‘l, Uzbekistan
Religion	Islam

Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov^[3] (Uzbek: Abdulaziz Xafizovich Kamilov;^[4] Russian: Абдулазиз Хафизович Камилов, Abdulaziz Chafizovič Kamilov; born November 16, 1947) is an Uzbek politician who has been Uzbekistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2012. Previously he served in the same post from 1994 to 2003.^[5]

Early years

Kamilov was born on November 16, 1947 in Yangiyo‘l, Uzbekistan. He graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of USSR. In 1978 through 1980, he was a post-graduate student at the Eastern Studies department of the Academy of Sciences of USSR. He has a PhD in History.^[5]

Political career

Kamilov worked as an attaché of the Soviet Embassy in Lebanon from 1973 until 1976. In 1980-1984, he worked as the 2nd secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Syria and in 1984-1988 in the Department of Middle Eastern Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan SSR. In 1988-1991, he worked at the Department of World Economy and Foreign Affairs of the Academy of Science of USSR. In 1991-1992, he was the advisor to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Russian Federation. From 1992 until 1994, Kamilov served as the Deputy Minister of National Security Ministry of Uzbekistan. In 1994, he was appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.^[5] At the same time, from 1998 until 2003, he was the rector of University of World Economy and Diplomacy. He remained in the position until March 14, 2003 when he was replaced by Sodiq Safoyev,^[1] a few months before the government of Prime Minister O‘tkir Sultonov resigned. He was then appointed the National Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan.

He was subsequently appointed as the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United States and Canada with residence in Washington, D.C. on December 4, 2003^[6] In 2008, while in Washington, he also assumed duties of an ambassador to Brazil.^[5] From 2010 on, Kamilov serves as the First Deputy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[7]

Awards

Kamilov has the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He was awarded Uzbek national awards of Mekhnat Shukhrati and Uzbekiston belgisi.

Komirov is fluent in Arabic and English. He is married and has a son.^[5]

References

1. "В Узбекистане - новый министр иностранных дел" [Uzbekistan gets a new Minister of Foreign Affairs]. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
2. "The governmental portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan". Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
3. http://www.mfa.uz/en/about/stucture/
4. http://www.mfa.uz/uz/about/structure/
5. "Руководящий состав" [Administration]. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
6. The Washington Diplomat Newspaper - Ambassador Profile.
7. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Uzbekistan: Structure of the MFA". Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

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