Botir Qudratkhodjayev appointed Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan
Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov was relieved of his post as Minister of Defense due to his transfer to another position.
By decree of the President of Uzbekistan, Botir Bahromovich Qudratxo'jayev has been appointed Minister of Defense.
Qudratxo'jayev began his career in 1997 as a clerk in the personnel department of the Military Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan.
He later served as an investigator-criminologist at the Fergana Region Military Prosecutor's Office, a senior investigator at the Tashkent Military District Military Prosecutor's Office, and as military prosecutor of Tashkent Region.
On November 2, 2022, he was appointed Deputy Prosecutor General — Military Prosecutor of Uzbekistan. On February 25, 2025, he assumed the position of Minister of Emergency Situations. In this connection, he was awarded the military rank of Major General by presidential decree.
Qudratxo'jayev was relieved of his post as Minister of Emergency Situations in January 2026.
Shuhrat Xolmuhammedov was appointed Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan in November 2024. He has been relieved of his post due to transfer to another position.
