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<div>{{Short description|UK soap opera character, created 2008}}<br />
{{Infobox soap character|series=Hollyoaks<br />
|image=LeilaRoy.JPG<br />
|imagesize=220px<br />
|name= Leila Roy<br />
|portrayer=[[Lena Kaur]]<br />
|introducer= [[Bryan Kirkwood]]<br />
|years = 2008–2010<br />
|first= 24 June 2008<br />
|last= 8 January 2010 <br />
|classification=[[List of former Hollyoaks characters#Last appeared in 2010|Former; regular]]<br />
|occupation= [[Student|Art student]]<br>[[Waitress]]<br />
|father= [[Govinda Roy]]<br />
|mother= [[Bel Roy]] <br />
|brothers= [[Ravi Roy]]<br>[[Ash Roy]]<br />
|sisters= [[Anita Roy]] (adoptive)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Leila Roy''' is a fictional character from the [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[Channel 4]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', played by [[Lena Kaur]]. The character made her first appearance in June 2008.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} In November 2009, it was announced that Kaur had decided to leave Hollyoaks. Lena made her last appearance as Leila in January 2010.<ref name="quits">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a186574/leila-roy-actress-quits-hollyoaks.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: Leila Roy actress quits Hollyoaks|publisher=Digital Spy|first=Kris|last=Green|date=12 November 2009|access-date=2009-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/H/hollyoaks/news/previous/09/11/091113.html |title=Hollyoaks cast member to depart |publisher=Channel 4 |first=Online |last=Reporter |date=13 November 2009 |access-date=2009-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116084226/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/H/hollyoaks/news/previous/09/11/091113.html |archive-date=November 16, 2009 }}</ref><br />
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==Character creation==<br />
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===Backstory===<br />
Leila was born in 1989 to [[Govinda Roy|Govinda]] and [[Bel Roy]]. She is their eldest daughter and sister to [[Ash Roy|Ash]], [[Ravi Roy|Ravi]] and [[Anita Roy|Anita]]. Leila, a keen artist, had told her father that she was at college studying a law course in order to retrieve his dream of her becoming a lawyer. When Leila was four, Gov and Bel adopted Anita, who Leila grew up believing to be her sister.<br />
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===Casting===<br />
Regular role auditions were held for the part of Leila with actress [[Lena Kaur]] securing the role. In November 2009, it was announced that Kaur would leave the soap. Speaking of her decision, Kaur stated: "I decided to leave a while ago because I wanted to do something else. It's the same with every soap - you don't get time to rehearse, there are ups and down and it's so quick to film. You learn all the technical side of things, which is fabulous but for me, I want to move on. It seems like a good time to go as projects are being commissioned that are big for Asian actors - the casting world is moving forward. Young Asian actors are being cast in lead roles in which the characters are who they are regardless of their skin colour. Casting's definitely on a turn compared to what it was five or ten years ago."<ref name="quits"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a186574/leila-roy-actress-quits-hollyoaks.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: 'Oaks actress discusses quit decision|publisher=Digital Spy|first=Kris|last=Green|date=12 November 2009|access-date=2009-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Personality and identity===<br />
Leila is kind, generous and forgiving. She is a firm believer in the spirit world, [[karma]] and [[horoscopes]] and on several occasions, has used her horoscope to envision her life. In August 2008, [[Lena Kaur]] praised ''Hollyoaks'' producer [[Bryan Kirkwood]] for not stereotyping [[Asian people|Asians]] on the programme. Speaking to ''Take 5'' magazine, she stated, "The storylines for me and [[Stephen Uppal|Stephen]] ([[Ravi Roy|Ravi]]) aren't being dictated by the colour of our skin. We're both British Asians in real life as well as in the show. We are both totally westernised. We've been brought up in Britain, so the storylines will reflect people like Stephen and me."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a118881/hollyoaks-star-praises-lack-of-stereotypes.html |title=Hollyoaks star praises lack of stereotypes |publisher=Digital Spy |date=2008-08-04 |access-date=2009-09-15 |first=Kris |last=Green}}</ref><br />
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==Storylines==<br />
Leila arrives as a student at Hollyoaks Community College, where she moves into the halls of residence. Shortly after arriving, Leila begins to develop feelings for [[Justin Burton]], which she tells friend [[Nancy Hayton]]. Leila accidentally knocks Justin over. He hits his head and is knocked unconscious. One of the nurses at the hospital tells Leila that Justin has lost his memory. Leila then pretends to be Justin's girlfriend when he leaves hospital. At a party, Justin's friend [[Ste Hay]] tells him that Leila is making their relationship up. Justin decides to go along with it and gets back at her by making her do housework. Justin then proposes to a shocked Leila, he then admits to knowing she is lying and reveals he has not lost his memory.<br />
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Leila has fun with [[Gilly Roach]] and they share a kiss, which makes Justin jealous. Gilly and Leila go on date, but are forced to take [[Archie Carpenter]] and [[Rhys Ashworth]] with them. Leila then turns down Gilly and starts a relationship with Justin, who finally realises feelings towards Leila. Leila begins to sleepwalk, which is discovered when she is caught on camera eating her own chocolates from an advent calendar. The novelty of Leila and Justin's relationship begins to ware off when Justin realises his true feelings for [[Hannah Ashworth]]. During [[Sasha Valentine]] and [[Josh Ashworth]]'s joint birthday party, Justin kisses Hannah and is seen by Hannah's boyfriend [[Ash Roy|Ash]] and [[Elliot Bevan]], who has developed feelings for Leila. Leila and Elliot kiss outside and are seen by Ash. Elliot tells Leila he wants to start a relationship, as Justin does with Hannah, however Leila feels guilty and continues her relationship with Justin. Justin the splits up with Leila, who then helps him ask out Hannah. Leila and Elliot share a kiss, their love for each other and begin a relationship.<br />
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Leila begins feeling ill. When Elliot takes her for a romantic picnic, Leila, who is still ill, appears uninterested, prompting Elliot to believe she has lost interest in their relationship. After a confrontation, Leila tells Elliot she thinks she may be pregnant. Elliot runs off, worrying he would be a bad father like his own. He tries to avoid Leila, who claims to have taken a pregnancy test. Elliot returns and she reveals she is in fact pregnant. Elliot then runs out again. Leila tracks him down and tells him she never took the test and wanted to see how Elliot would react. With a strain already on their relationship, Leila takes a test and discovers she is not pregnant, to the relief of the pair. Leila contacts Elliot's father [[Gareth Bevan|Gareth]], however [[Kris Fisher]] tells her that Elliot does not want anything to do with his father. Leila then gets Elliot and Kris to take some of her art to a gallery, in order for her to tell Gareth to leave when he arrives. Gareth turns up just as Elliot prepares to leave for the gallery, however he assumes Gareth is a delivery man. Finally the truth comes out and Elliot is angry at Leila for interfering. Leila grows suspicious of Gareth, whose relationship with Elliot has grown. She discovers Elliot's half brother Maynard is in fact the same age as Elliot and not fourteen as Gareth had said. Realising Gareth is lying to Elliot and had obviously cheated on Elliot's mother [[Bonnie Bevan|Bonnie]], Leila calls her. After Gareth leaves, Elliot rejects Leila.<br />
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Leila, [[Bel Roy|Bel]], [[Loretta Jones|Loretta]], Kris and [[Anita Roy|Anita]] discover [[Ravi Roy|Ravi]] is involved in an illegal fight, which could cause his [[aneurysm]] to rupture. Angry Ravi taunts Ash, who then punches him. Ravi falls into a coma and Leila blames Ash, who tries to apologise. Ash tells Anita that she is adopted and manipulates her into keeping quiet. When Anita tells Gov she knows, Leila is shocked that her family lied to her and Anita. The Roys then disown Ash. Leila tells Gilly that Ash had hidden food in [[Hannah Ashworth]]'s room to make it look like her eating disorder had returned, Ash then leaves Hollyoaks. Leila ends her relationship with Elliot and has a one-night stand with [[Archie Carpenter]], who later asks her out but she declines. When Bel and Gov move away to [[Middlesbrough]], Leila, Ravi and Anita move into a smaller flat, previously occupied by the Cunningham family. Leila begins to worry Anita has an eating disorder after a confrontation from Hannah. However, Anita is pretending for attention. Leila overhears Anita and [[Theresa McQueen]] talking, and believes Anita has lost her virginity. Anita then pretends she has, due to Leila treating her more like an adult. When Anita collapses due to taking [[MDMA]], Leila and Ravi believe [[Dave Colburn]] spiked her drink. However, Anita admits she took it herself to impress him.<br />
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Leila creates a sculpture as part of an exhibition. During an interview for a job with artist Jack Welsh, she is told the job is in Paris. Not knowing whether to take the opportunity, Leila confides in Elliot, and the pair grow close again, much to the dislike of his girlfriend [[Sheila Buxton]]. Anita accidentally smashes Leila's sculpture during a party, possibly ruining her chance for the job. However, Anita and [[Ravi Roy]] reconstruct her sculpture and she is then offered the job. Initially she is reluctant because of her feelings for Elliot, however he persuades her to move on, and she decides to leave. After a tearful farewell with Ravi and Anita, Leila leaves.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.e4.com/hollyoaks/cast/girls/leilaroy.html Character profile] on the [http://www.e4.com/hollyoaks/index.html E4 website]<br />
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<div>{{Short description|Urban park in Guwahati, India}}<br />
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| name = Atal Udyan<br />
| image = <br />
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| map = Guwahati#India Assam<br />
| map_caption = Location in Guwahati##Location in Assam<br />
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| type = Public park<br />
| location = [[Adabari]] Tiniali in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]<ref name="gmda">{{ cite web |url=https://gmda.assam.gov.in/portlet-sub-innerpage/atal-udyan-at-adabari-tiniali-0 |title=Atal Udyan at Adabari Tiniali |publisher=Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230711153436/https://gmda.assam.gov.in/portlet-sub-innerpage/atal-udyan-at-adabari-tiniali-0 |archive-date=7 July 2023}}</ref><br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|26.158158|N|91.686533|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| area = 2.6 acre (0.032 km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
| created = {{start date|2021|12|24|df=y}}<br />
| operator = [[Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority|GMDA]]<br />
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| open = Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM<br />
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'''Atal Udyan''' ({{IPA-as|ɔtɔl uˈdjan}}) is an [[urban park]] situated at Adabari Tiniali in the [[Maligaon]] area of [[Guwahati]], [[India]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
The project was undertaken by [[Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority]] in late 2017 as a part of its beautification program for the city.<ref>{{ cite news |url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/know-which-days-guwahati-parks-will-remain-closed |title=Know Which Days Guwahati Parks Will Remain Closed |newspaper=G Plus }}</ref> Atal Udyan was to be constructed on land acquired from Assam State Housing Board. It was constructed at a cost of {{INRconvert|8.74|c}}, spread over an area of 8 bighas (2.6 acres).<ref name="indiatoday" /><ref name="gmda" /><br />
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The park was inaugurated by Chief Minister [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] on 24 December 2021, a day before the 97th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister of India, late [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name="indiatoday">{{ cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/guwahati/story/assam-cm-inaugurates-new-park-in-memory-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee-ahead-of-former-pm-s-birth-anniversary-1891928-2021-12-24 |title=Assam CM inaugurates new park in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ahead of former PM's birth anniversary |newspaper=[[India Today]] }}</ref><br />
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== Features ==<br />
The park boasts the following features:<ref name="gmda" /><br />
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* Amphitheatre with a capacity of 250 spectators<br />
* Meditation hall<br />
* Kiosks for resting<br />
* Open-air gymnasium<br />
* Children's playground<br />
* Fountain<br />
* [[Japanese garden]]<br />
* Scrap waste sculpture court<br />
* Shrine of [[Shiva]]<br />
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{{family name hatnote|Miromonovich|Mirziyoyev|lang=Eastern Slavic}}<br />
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| name = Shavkat Mirziyoyev<br />
| native_name = {{nobold|Шавкат Мирзиёев}}<br />
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| office = 2nd [[President of Uzbekistan]]<br />
| predecessor = {{ubl|[[Islam Karimov]]|[[Nigmatilla Yuldashev]] (Acting)}}<br />
| primeminister = Himself<br />[[Abdulla Aripov]]<br />
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| term_start = 14 December 2016<br />Acting: 8 September 2016 – 14 December 2016<br />
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| office1 = 3rd [[Prime Minister of Uzbekistan]]<br />
| deputy1 = {{ubl|Abdulla Aripov|[[Ergash Shoismatov]]|Abdulla Aripov}}<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Oʻtkir Sultonov]]<br />
| president1 = {{ubl|Islam Karimov|Nigmatilla Yuldashev (Acting)|Himself (Acting)}}<br />
| successor1 = Abdulla Aripov<br />
| term_start1 = 12 December 2003<br />
| term_end1 = 14 December 2016<br />
| office3 = Chairman of the [[Organization of Turkic States]]<br />
| term_start3 = 11 November 2022<br />
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| predecessor3 = [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]<br />
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'''Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev'''{{efn|{{Lang-uz|Шавкат Миромонович (Миромон ўғли) Мирзиёев|translit=Shavkat Miromonovich (Miromon o‘g‘li) Mirziyoyev}}<br>{{IPA-uz|ʃɑfˈkɑt mirɔˈmɔnəvʲit͡ɕ (mirɔˈmɔn œɣˈlə) mirziˈjɔjɪf|pron}}}} (born 24 July 1957)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://premier.gov.ru/visits/world/6053/info/1809/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712132611/http://premier.gov.ru/visits/world/6053/info/1809/|archive-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead|title=АРХИВ САЙТА ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЯ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА РФ В.В.ПУТИНА 2008-2012 - События}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/factbook/68880|title=Издательский дом Коммерсантъ|work=kommersant.ru|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104045122/http://www.kommersant.ru/factbook/68880|archive-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> is an Uzbek politician who has served as [[President of Uzbekistan]] and Supreme [[Commander-in-chief|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan|Armed Forces of Uzbekistan]] since 2016. Previously he was the [[Prime Minister of Uzbekistan]] from 2003<ref name="Pro">[http://www.rferl.org/specials/uzbekelections/bios/Mirziyayev.asp Brief profile of Mirziyoyev] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116173947/http://www.rferl.org/specials/uzbekelections/bios/Mirziyayev.asp }}, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.</ref><ref name="SK">[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/9/557d2098-4f9f-4d77-8a30-e3f28745201b.html "South Korea, Uzbekistan Sign Uranium Deal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930062607/http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/9/557d2098-4f9f-4d77-8a30-e3f28745201b.html }}, [[RadioFreeEurope|RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty]], 25 September 2006.</ref> to 2016.<br />
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Following the death of President [[Islam Karimov]], he was appointed by the [[Oliy Majlis]] as interim president of Uzbekistan on 8 September 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37310718 | title=Uzbekistan PM Mirziyoyev named interim president | work=BBC News | date=8 September 2016 | access-date=9 September 2016 | archive-date=9 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509070128/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37310718 | url-status=live }}</ref> He was subsequently elected to a full five-year term as president in the [[2016 Uzbek presidential election|December 2016 presidential election]], winning 88.6% of the vote, and was sworn in on 14 December 2016. Mirziyoyev was re-elected to a second term with 80.31% of the vote in the [[2021 Uzbek presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/25/uzbekistan-leader-wins-second-term-in-not-truly-competitive-election|title = Uzbekistan leader wins second term in 'not truly competitive' election|date = 25 October 2021|access-date = 29 October 2021|archive-date = 25 October 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211025192302/https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/25/uzbekistan-leader-wins-second-term-in-not-truly-competitive-election|url-status = live}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Mirziyoyev was born on 24 July 1957 in the [[Jizzakh Region]] of the [[Uzbek SSR]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev {{!}} Biography, Uzbekistan, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shavkat-Mirziyoyev|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028015629/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shavkat-Mirziyoyev|url-status=live}}</ref> Some media outlets alleged that he was really born in the village of [[Yakhtan]] in the [[Leninabad Oblast]] (now the [[Sughd Region]]) of [[Tajikistan]], and even unconfirmed claims that he was allegedly a [[Tajiks|Tajik]]. After an investigation by several journalists, it was revealed that Yakhtan is the native home of Mirziyoyev's grandfather on his father's side, and that Mirziyoyev himself is an Uzbek, and not a Tajik.<ref name="автоссылка1">{{cite web|url=https://www.fergananews.com/articles/9079|title=Выходец из таджикского кишлака? На малой родине отца Шавката Мирзиёева|publisher=ИА «Фергана.Ру»|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220163436/https://www.fergananews.com/articles/9079|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="автоссылка2">{{cite web|url=https://news.tajinfo.org/2016/09/02/vyhodets-iz-tadzhikskogo-kishlaka-na-mal/|title=Выходец из таджикского кишлака. На малой родине Шавката Мирзияева|publisher=TajInfo (источник AsiaPlus)|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809135639/https://news.tajinfo.org/2016/09/02/vyhodets-iz-tadzhikskogo-kishlaka-na-mal/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="автоссылка3">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialog.tj/news/tadzhikskie-rodstvenniki-mirzijoeva-rasskazali-o-ego-krestyanskikh-kornyakh|title=Таджикские родственники Мирзиёева рассказали о его крестьянских корнях|publisher=Фонд «Диалог Цивилизаций»|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220164943/https://www.dialog.tj/news/tadzhikskie-rodstvenniki-mirzijoeva-rasskazali-o-ego-krestyanskikh-kornyakh|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="автоссылка4">{{cite web|url=https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/society/20190211/tadzhikskie-rodstvenniki-mirziyoeva-rasskazali-o-ego-krestyanskih-kornyah|title=Таджикские родственники Мирзиёева рассказали о его крестьянских корнях|publisher=ASIA-Plus|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220163443/https://asiaplustj.info/ru/news/tajikistan/society/20190211/tadzhikskie-rodstvenniki-mirziyoeva-rasskazali-o-ego-krestyanskih-kornyah|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="автоссылка5">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/uzbek/uzbekistan-47199688|title=Ўзбекистон-Тожикистон: Мирзиёев қариндошлари - Президент жуда банд одам|newspaper=BBC News O'zbek|publisher=BBC O'zbek|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129035939/https://www.bbc.com/uzbek/uzbekistan-47199688|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="автоссылка6">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/uzbek/38118679|title=Тожикистонликлар: Мирзиёев ота-боболари юртини унутмасин|newspaper=BBC News O'zbek|publisher=BBC O'zbek|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129035935/https://www.bbc.com/uzbek/38118679|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="автоссылка7">{{cite news|url=https://www.ozodlik.org/a/27982180.html|title=27 йил Каримовнинг соясида юрган Мирзиёев ким?|newspaper=Озодлик Радиоси|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220163436/https://www.ozodlik.org/a/27982180.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His father, Miromon Mirziyoyevich Mirziyoyev, worked as a [[physician]] for most of his life until death. He worked as the head physician of the tuberculosis dispensary in [[Zaamin, Uzbekistan|Zaamin]]. Urunbek Yakubov, a cousin of Miromon, being a veteran of [[World War II]], became a [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] in April 1945. Shavkat's mother Marifat, died at a young age from [[tuberculosis]], which she contracted in the Zaamin tuberculosis dispensary, where she worked as a nurse. After the death of his wife, Miromon Mirziyoyev married a second time to a woman from [[Tatarstan]].<ref name="автоссылка2" /><ref name="автоссылка7" /><br />
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In 1981, Mirziyoyev graduated from the [[Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration]]. He holds a Candidate (Ph.D.) degree in Technological Sciences.<ref name="readus">{{cite news|url=https://www.ridus.ru/news/230761.html|title=Организацией похорон Каримова займется его возможный преемник|last=Гахокидзе|first=Ольга|publisher=Readus|language=ru|access-date=3 September 2016|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805082635/https://www.ridus.ru/news/230761.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He joined the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] in the late 1980s. In early 1990, he was elected as a deputy of the [[Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR]]'s last legislative body before the independence of Uzbekistan in 1991. The ceremony took place in the Senate and State Legislative Assembly Building in Tashkent.<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
He served as governor (''[[Hakim (title)|Hakim]]'') of [[Jizzakh Region]] from 1996 to September 2001, then as governor of [[Samarqand Region]] from September 2001 until his appointment as prime minister in 2003.<ref name=Pro/> He was nominated as prime minister by President [[Islam Karimov]] on 12 December 2003, and approved by the Uzbek parliament. He replaced Prime Minister [[Oʻtkir Sultonov]]. His deputy was [[Ergash Shoismatov]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economistintelligence.com/index.asp?layout=VWArticleVW3&article_id=1317117916&region_id=1510000351&country_id=710000071&refm=vwCtry&page_title=Latest+analysis|title=Uzbekistan: Political structure|access-date=13 January 2011|publisher=[[Economist Intelligence Unit]]}}{{Dead link|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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Mirziyoyev and [[Han Myeong-sook]], the [[Prime Minister of South Korea]], met in [[Tashkent]] on 25 September 2006. They signed several agreements, including one deal in which Uzbekistan was to send 300 tons of Uzbek [[uranium]] ore to South Korea every year from 2010 to 2014. The deal bypasses U.S. companies that acted previously as middlemen for South Korean imports of Uzbek uranium ore. Han also met with [[President of Uzbekistan|President]] [[Islam Karimov]] and parliament speaker Erkin Xalilov. Han and Mirziyoyev boosted cooperation in the energy, agriculture, construction, architecture, and information technology sectors. Trade between South Korea and Uzbekistan increased by nearly 40% between 2005 and 2006, to $565 million.<ref name=SK/><br />
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According to a 2017 report by [[Human Rights Watch]] on forced and child labour in the [[cotton]] sector of Uzbekistan, during his time as prime minister from 2003 to 2016 Mirziyoyev "oversaw the cotton production system, and as the previous governor of Jizzakh and Samarkand, he was in charge of two cotton-producing regions. The 2016 harvest, when Mirziyoyev was acting president and retained control over cotton production, continued to be defined by mass involuntary mobilization of workers under threat of penalty." The report states that during a 2015 conference call with local authorities and farmers, Mirziyoyev said “Go to the homes of farmers in debt, who can't repay their credit, take their cars, livestock, and if there are none, take the slate from their roofs!”<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/uzbekistan0617_web_3.pdf|work=[[Human Rights Watch]]|title=We Can't Refuse to Pick Cotton: Forced and Child Labor Linked to World Bank Group Investmentsin Uzbekistan|year=2017|access-date=30 November 2017|archive-date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130024731/https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/uzbekistan0617_web_3.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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On 24 October 2021, Uzbekistan's Central Election Commission announced that Mirziyoyev received 80.1 percent of the vote and will serve a second five-year term.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uzbekistan's Incumbent President Wins 2nd Term in Office - October 26, 2021|url=https://dailynewsbrief.com/2021/10/26/uzbekistans-incumbent-president-wins-2nd-term-in-office/|access-date=27 October 2021|website=Daily News Brief|language=en-US|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027104615/https://dailynewsbrief.com/2021/10/26/uzbekistans-incumbent-president-wins-2nd-term-in-office/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Presidency==<br />
{{Main|Presidency of Shavkat Mirziyoyev}}<br />
[[File:Mirziyoyev in Kazakhstan (2017-06-09).jpg|thumb|Mirziyoyev shakes hands with [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] at the 2017 [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]] summit in [[Kazakhstan]]]]<br />
[[File:Putin Kuksaroy.jpg|thumb|Mirziyoyev with [[Vladimir Putin]] In October 2018]]<br />
[[File:Mirziyoyevning Jahon bankida o'zbekistonliklar bilan uchrashuvi.jpg|thumb|Mirziyoyev with members of the [[Uzbek American]] diaspora in [[New York City]] in May 2018]]<br />
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A member of the [[Samarkand clan]], he was considered to be one of the leading potential successors to [[Islam Karimov]] as President of Uzbekistan. Mirziyoyev was reported to have friendly relations with Karimov's wife, [[Tatyana Karimova]], and National Security Council chairman [[Rustam Inoyatov]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/succession-looms-in-uzbekistan-amid-uncertainty-over-leaders-condition/2016/08/30/974d7e86-6e24-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html|title=Uncertainty over President Islam Karimov's condition roils Uzbekistan|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=1 September 2016|archive-date=31 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831102005/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/succession-looms-in-uzbekistan-amid-uncertainty-over-leaders-condition/2016/08/30/974d7e86-6e24-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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After the death of Karimov was announced on 2 September 2016, Mirziyoyev was appointed as head of the committee organizing the funeral of the President.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kommersant.ru/doc/3080895|title=Комиссию по организации похорон Каримова возглавил премьер Шавкат Мирзиёев|publisher=Kommersant|language=ru|access-date=3 September 2016|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803235456/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3080895|url-status=live}}</ref> That was taken as a sign that Mirziyoyev would succeed Karimov as president.<ref name="readus"/> On 8 September 2016, he was appointed as interim president of Uzbekistan by a joint session of both houses of parliament. Although the chairman of the Senate, [[Nigmatilla Yuldashev]], was constitutionally designated as Karimov's successor, Yuldashev proposed that Mirziyoyev take the post of interim president instead in light of Mirziyoyev's "many years of experience".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-interim-president-karimov/27974858.html|title=Reports: Uzbekistan Appoints Mirziyaev As Interim President|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910004609/http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-interim-president-karimov/27974858.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There were expectations that Mirziyoyev would repair Uzbek relations with [[Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan relations|Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Tajikistan–Uzbekistan relations|Tajikistan]]. He started to settle a long-running border dispute with Kyrgyzstan, and regular flights between the capitals of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan were set to resume in January 2017 for the first time since 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/80721|title=Uzbekistan: Mirziyoyev Flirting With Regional Reset?|publisher=Eurasianet.org|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930173713/http://www.eurasianet.org/node/80721|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/92a19386-baf0-11e6-8b45-b8b81dd5d080|title=New Uzbekistan president's conciliatory tack brings hope of change|website=Financial Times|last1=Farchy|first1=Jack|access-date=29 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101646/https://www.ft.com/content/92a19386-baf0-11e6-8b45-b8b81dd5d080|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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The electoral commission announced on 16 September that Mirziyoyev would stand in the [[2016 Uzbek presidential election|December 2016 presidential election]] as the candidate of the [[Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party|Liberal Democratic Party]].<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-mirziyaev-running-december-election/27992694.html "Uzbekistan's acting president to run in December election"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918112825/http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-mirziyaev-running-december-election/27992694.html }}, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 16 September 2016.</ref><br />
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Mirziyoyev won the election, held on 4 December 2016, with 88.6% of the vote according to official results, defeating three minor candidates. The election was described by ''[[The Economist]]'' as a sham; the paper wrote that Mirziyoyev's bent was as authoritarian as that of Karimov and that state media claimed the choice was between Mirziyoyev, chaos, or Islamic radicalism. It also claimed that the three opponents were only on the ballot to keep up the appearance of pluralism. The [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] said the election lacked "a genuine choice," pointing to instances of ballot box stuffing and proxy voting.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21711263-shavkat-mirziyoyev-wins-886-vote-sham-election-uzbekistan-replaces-one-strongman|title=Uzbekistan replaces one strongman with another|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|issn=0013-0613|access-date=7 December 2016|archive-date=7 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207011853/http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21711263-shavkat-mirziyoyev-wins-886-vote-sham-election-uzbekistan-replaces-one-strongman|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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On 12 December 2016, Deputy Prime Minister [[Abdulla Aripov]] was nominated to take over from Mirziyoyev as prime minister.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14111G?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews "Uzbek party nominates deputy cabinet head Aripov for PM"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301225406/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14111G?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews }}, Reuters, 12 December 2016.</ref> Mirziyoyev was sworn in as president on 14 December, vowing to "continue the work of my dear teacher, the great statesman Islam Karimov", while also promising "many changes in the cabinet". Aripov was confirmed as prime minister by parliament on the same day;<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uzbekistan-president-idUSKBN1431LN?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews "Uzbekistan's new leader promises major government reshuffle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234740/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uzbekistan-president-idUSKBN1431LN?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews }}, Reuters, 14 December 2016.</ref> a cabinet reshuffle followed on 15 December.<ref>[http://www.eurasianet.org/node/81691 "Uzbekistan: Azimov loses job at Finance Ministry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116061321/https://eurasianet.org/uzbekistan-azimov-loses-job-finance-ministry }}, Choihona, 15 December 2016.</ref> On 6 March 2017, he made a state visit to [[Turkmenistan]]; it was his first foreign trip after the election.<ref>[http://prezident.uz/en/news/5525/ ]{{dead link}}</ref><br />
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In the three months following the death of Islam Karimov, Mirziyoyev began to hint at reforms to longstanding policies that had held back the Uzbek economy and isolated the country internationally, so many analysts believed that Mirziyoyev would be a better president than his predecessor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-37999.htm|title=Public receptions of President to be created in Uzbekistan|last=UzDaily.com|website=UzDaily.com|language=en|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024628/https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-37999.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/92a19386-baf0-11e6-8b45-b8b81dd5d080|title=New Uzbekistan president's conciliatory tack brings hope of change|work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=29 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101646/https://www.ft.com/content/92a19386-baf0-11e6-8b45-b8b81dd5d080|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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However, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development noted that "The people of Uzbekistan play no part in political decision-making processes. So far, no parliamentary or presidential election held in the post-Soviet era has been considered as either free or fair by the international community... Given the sensitive political situation in Uzbekistan, development cooperation activities there are implemented as far away from government circles as possible."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bmz.de/en/countries_regions/asien/usbekistan/|title=Uzbekistan|work=Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development|access-date=14 April 2018|language=en|archive-date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130025101/http://www.bmz.de/en/countries_regions/asien/usbekistan/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the positive results of his rule are visible. Uzbekistan created more than 336,000 new jobs in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-42087.htm|title=Over 336,000 new jobs created in Uzbekistan in 2017 - President|website=UzDaily.com|access-date=26 December 2017|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234722/https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-42087.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The volume of exports increased by almost 15 percent. In 2018, the total financial indicator of exports is expected at 12.1 billion US dollars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-42117.htm|title=Uzbekistan's exports to reach US$12.1 billion in 2018|last=UzDaily.com|website=UzDaily.com|language=en|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234656/https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-42117.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He initiated the project of "Tashkent City", intended to attract foreign investors to Uzbekistan. Mirziyoyev promised to resume negotiations with the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) on joining the organization in 2018. On several occasions, he sharply criticized the administration and officials in the presence of media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-42092.htm|title=President: Uzbekistan to resume negotiations with WTO in 2018|last=UzDaily.com|website=UzDaily.com|language=en|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234501/https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-42092.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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On 22 December, the first time in the country's history, Shavkat Mirziyoyev made an appeal to the parliament. His speech lasted for four hours.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://qazaqtimes.com/en/article/30234|title=President of Uzbekistan: When I was Prime Minister I knew everything in my country|last=Zhalil|first=Madina|access-date=14 April 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182350/http://qazaqtimes.com/en/article/30234|url-status=live}}</ref> He said:{{blockquote|Some people tell me that I did not know about everything in country when I was a prime minister? I knew everything, but the environment was bad. Now I am talking about it openly, even if some people do not like it. Several years the so-called ‘rats’, ‘the children of some people’ did much to spoil the country's investment fund. Corruption is implicated in many investment projects, and in some projects, it is 50%. Corruption was also in transport policy, both internal and external.}}<br />
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[[File:Secretary Pompeo Meets with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev (42129787772).jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]] meets with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the [[Department of State]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], on 17 May 2018.]]<br />
Some analysts think Mirziyoyev wants to enter in history as a reformer. He removed most of Karimov's officials and urged government to employ "new, young people who love their country." After a year in office, Mirziyoyev is increasingly moving away from his predecessor's policy, which is especially visible in his active foreign policy. He visited all the Uzbek regions and big cities to get acquainted with the implementation of the projects and reforms which he had ordered. Many analysts and Western media compared his rule with Chinese leader [[Deng Xiaoping]] or Russian leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]; his rule has been quoted as being an "Uzbek Spring".<ref>Uzbekistan's Mirziyoyev Is Undoing Karimov's Legacy, And It's About Time</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/22/why-america-must-welcome-the-uzbek-spring/|title=Why America must welcome the 'Uzbek Spring'|first=S. Rob|last=Sobhani|author-link=Rob Sobhani|work=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190029/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/22/why-america-must-welcome-the-uzbek-spring/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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At the end of that year, he was named the "Asian of the Year of 2018" by the Asia Journalist Association (AJA).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uzbekistan-president-who-chartered-new-course-of-ties-with-india-named-asian-of-the-year/articleshow/67270703.cms?from=mdr|title=Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev named Asian of the Year|first=Dipanjan Roy|last=Chaudhury|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=21 February 2019|archive-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055156/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uzbekistan-president-who-chartered-new-course-of-ties-with-india-named-asian-of-the-year/articleshow/67270703.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In August 2019 he closed the notorious [[Jaslyk Prison]].<ref name="veconomist" >{{cite news|title=Uzbekistan's new president closes Jaslyk prison camp|url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/08/10/uzbekistans-new-president-closes-jaslyk-prison-camp|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|access-date=9 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809055901/https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/08/10/uzbekistans-new-president-closes-jaslyk-prison-camp|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In July 2021, Mirziyoyev's spokesperson attempted to generate some suspense as to whether or not the President would run in the elections again. It was widely acknowledged that Mirziyoyev would not only participate but likely win.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Нужно подождать до конца июля". Шерзод Асадов — об объявлении кандидатов на выборы президента|url=https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2021/06/21/elections/|access-date=7 July 2021|website=Газета.uz|language=ru-UZ|archive-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706175005/https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2021/06/21/elections/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Paving The Way For The Uzbek President's Reselection|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-mirziyoev-reselection/31344137.html|access-date=7 July 2021|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713174550/https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-mirziyoev-reselection/31344137.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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On 1 July 2022 [[2022 Karakalpak protests|protests broke out]] in the autonomous region of [[Karakalpakstan]] over proposed amendments to the [[Constitution of Uzbekistan]] which would have ended Karakalpakstan's status as an autonomous region of Uzbekistan and right to secede from Uzbekistan via referendum. They were brutally suppressed, at least 18 people were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uzbekistan: End use of unlawful force against Karakalpakstan protesters |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/07/uzbekistan-end-use-of-unlawful-force-against-karakalpakstan-protesters/ |access-date=4 July 2022 |website=[[Amnesty International]] |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705122319/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/07/uzbekistan-end-use-of-unlawful-force-against-karakalpakstan-protesters/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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===Foreign policy===<br />
{{Main|List of international presidential trips made by Shavkat Mirziyoyev}}<br />
[[File:CIS leadership meeting (2021-12-28).jpg|thumb|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] leadership meeting in 2021]]<br />
Mirziyoyev's foreign policy is much more open than the policy of his predecessor. Uzbekistan was practically under international isolation after the [[Andijan massacre]] in 2005 and Karimov rarely travelled outside of Central Asia and other CIS states. Mirziyoyev promised to conduct an active foreign policy at the beginning of his tenure.<br />
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During the first 10 months of his tenure, Mirziyoyev visited [[Kazakhstan]] four times, [[Turkmenistan]] three times, Russia two times, as well as China, [[Saudi Arabia]], United States, Turkey and [[Kyrgyzstan]]. At the different occasions, he met the presidents of [[Iran]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Belarus]] and the [[King of Spain]]. During the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] Summit in [[Tashkent]] in November 2017, he met eight Prime Ministers of foreign countries.<br />
[[File:Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states Summit gets underway in Samarkand 02.jpg|thumb|Mirziyoyev at the 2022 [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]] summit in Samarkand]]<br />
One of his most significant foreign policy achievements is the gradual improvement of relations with [[Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan relations|Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Tajikistan–Uzbekistan relations|Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://intpolicydigest.org/2017/04/17/uzbekistan-are-things-any-better-under-shavkat-mirziyoyev/|title=Uzbekistan: Are Things any Better under Shavkat Mirziyoyev?|work=International Policy Digest|access-date=14 April 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=14 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234554/https://intpolicydigest.org/2017/04/17/uzbekistan-are-things-any-better-under-shavkat-mirziyoyev/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://carnegie.ru/commentary/66493|title=Will Mirziyoyev Bring Change to Uzbekistan?|last=Dubnov|first=Arkady|work=Carnegie Moscow Center|access-date=14 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> On 5 September 2017, just 3 days after the anniversary of the death of his predecessor, he made a historic visit to Kyrgyzstan. This was the first state visit of an Uzbek president to the neighboring country since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uzdaily.uz/articles-id-33994.htm|title=Президент Узбекистана 5-6 сентября посетит Кыргызстан|last=UzDaily.uz|website=UzDaily.uz|language=ru|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630214125/https://www.uzdaily.uz/articles-id-33994.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 September 2017, Mirziyoyev addressed the [[UN General Assembly]] for the first time.<br />
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In 2018, a large number of foreign leaders visited or were expected in Uzbekistan, including Egyptian President [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]], Turkish President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], and Belarusian President [[Alexander Lukashenko]], whose visit took place in September and was his first state visit to the country in 24 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.minskdaily.com/newsdetail_128336|title=找不到页面|website=en.minskdaily.com|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144243/http://en.minskdaily.com/newsdetail_128336|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, Mirziyoyev made a visit to Tajikistan, which made him the first Uzbek president to conduct a state visit to [[Dushanbe]] since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.akipress.com/photo%3A826/%26|title=Mirziyoyev's first ever visit to Dushanbe - AKIpress News Agency|website=m.akipress.com|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419024109/https://m.akipress.com/photo:826/%26|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Шавкат Мирзиёев посетит Таджикистан с визитом</ref><br />
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Mirziyoyev has also taken an important role in Afghanistan by offering to host peace talks between the government and the [[Taliban]] since March 2018. During the week of 6–10 August 2018, a Taliban delegation visited [[Tashkent]], at the request of Mirziyoyev, to discuss issues including transport, power and peace in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-idUSKBN1KX056|title=Afghan Taliban delegation visits Uzbekistan to talk security, power lines|newspaper=Reuters|via=mobile.reuters.com|access-date=21 February 2019|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042109/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-idUSKBN1KX056|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/asia_pacific/taliban-travel-from-afghanistan-to-uzbekistan-for-talks/2018/08/12/9ec9a22c-9deb-11e8-a8d8-9b4c13286d6b_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812061518/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/asia_pacific/taliban-travel-from-afghanistan-to-uzbekistan-for-talks/2018/08/12/9ec9a22c-9deb-11e8-a8d8-9b4c13286d6b_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2018|title=Taliban travel from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan for talks|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Mirziyoyev attended the [[Vibrant Gujarat]] international investment summit as a key guest, being the first Central Asian leader to participate as a partner in the summit.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uzbekistan-president-to-be-chief-guest-at-vibrant-gujarat-summit/article25998712.ece|title=Uzbekistan President to be Chief Guest at Vibrant Gujarat Summit|last=Langa|first=Mahesh|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 January 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232917/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uzbekistan-president-to-be-chief-guest-at-vibrant-gujarat-summit/article25998712.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In early 2019, it was announced that Mirziyoyev planned to visit 36 countries in official visits throughout the year.<br />
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[[File:Secretary Blinken Meets with Uzbek President Mirziyoyev (52719745848).jpg|thumb|Mirziyoyev with U.S. Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] on 1 March 2023]]<br />
In March 2019, Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], who had resigned from office that day. In it, he expressed regret to the ex-president, saying that he was a "great politician".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://president.uz/en/lists/view/2438|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev Talks with the First President of Kazakhstan on the Phone|website=president.uz|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=20 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320231415/https://president.uz/en/lists/view/2438|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3509084|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev: Nursultan Nazarbayev is a great politician|website=www.inform.kz}}</ref> During a visit to [[Abu Dhabi]] in March 2019, Mirziyoyev came away from his talks with Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Zayed]] with over $10 billion in infrastructure, alternative energy and agriculture deals, as well as deals in other spheres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/Mirziyoyev-comes-away-from-UAE-visit-with-multibillion-dollar-promises.html|title=Mirziyoyev comes away from UAE visit with multibillion dollar promises|website=vestnikkavkaza.net|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183056/https://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/Mirziyoyev-comes-away-from-UAE-visit-with-multibillion-dollar-promises.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In 2022 Uzbekistan hosted the 22nd [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]] Summit in Samarkand. During the summit, which was attended by world leaders Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iran's Ebrahim Raisi, Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev, presidents of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia, and the prime ministers of Pakistan and India, it was noted that the Chinese and Indian leaders chastised President Putin about his role in Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eurasianet.org/perspectives-china-cements-its-dominance-in-central-asia | title=Perspectives &#124; China cements its dominance in Central Asia &#124; Eurasianet | access-date=20 December 2022 | archive-date=20 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220073332/https://eurasianet.org/perspectives-china-cements-its-dominance-in-central-asia | url-status=live }}</ref> In preparation for the Summit, the president ordered that the city be redeveloped. This included the construction of a new international airport<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/75480 | title=How has Samarkand changed before the SCO summit? | access-date=20 December 2022 | archive-date=20 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220073333/https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/75480 | url-status=live }}</ref> and a tourism complex that has had mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/uzbekistan/controversial-multi-billion-pound-plan-lure-tourists-central/ | title='The sort of resort an alien who has never been on holiday might build' | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=29 November 2022 | last1=Innes-Smith | first1=James | access-date=20 December 2022 | archive-date=20 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220073321/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/uzbekistan/controversial-multi-billion-pound-plan-lure-tourists-central/ | url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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===Culture policy===<br />
In October 2020, Mirziyoyev issued a decree to accelerate the full Latinization of the Uzbek language that outlined language policy for the 2020–30 period as the country continues an on-again, off-again attempt to reform the Uzbek language and widen its use.<ref name="quickenlatin" >[https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-moves-to-quicken-transition-to-latin-alphabet/30906193.html Uzbekistan Moves To Quicken Transition To Latin Alphabet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024023741/https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-moves-to-quicken-transition-to-latin-alphabet/30906193.html }}. Retrieved 24 October 2020.</ref> Some of the main parts of the degree called on the development of a road map for a full transition to the [[Uzbek alphabet]] based on the Latin alphabet, as well as government officials by April 2021 to be certified in their knowledge of Uzbek.<ref name="quickenlatin" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He has two sisters, a half-brother, and sister. Mirziyoyev is married to [[Ziroatkhon Hoshimova]] and has two daughters, a son and five grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.int/uzbekistan/news/biography-candidate-president-republic-uzbekistan-shavkat-miromonovich-mirziyoyev|title=Biography of the candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev {{!}} Uzbekistan|website=www.un.int|language=en|access-date=27 September 2017|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928063143/https://www.un.int/uzbekistan/news/biography-candidate-president-republic-uzbekistan-shavkat-miromonovich-mirziyoyev|url-status=live}}</ref> The eldest daughter of Said Mirziyoyev heads the sector for communications and information policy of the executive office of the administration of the head of state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://daryo.uz/en/2022/11/14/saida-mirziyoyeva-assumes-position-of-branch-manager-in-uzbek-presidents-administration|title=Saida Mirziyoyeva assumes position of department manager in Uzbek President's Administration|website=www.daryo.uz|language=en|access-date=15 November 2022|archive-date=14 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114200305/https://daryo.uz/en/2022/11/14/saida-mirziyoyeva-assumes-position-of-branch-manager-in-uzbek-presidents-administration/|url-status=live}}</ref> His eldest son-in-law, Oybek Tursunov, is the current head of Mirziyoyev's presidential administration, while his younger son-in-law, Otabek Shahanov, is the head of the presidential security services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carnegie.ru/commentary/73122|title=Uzbekistan's New Balance of Forces|first=Rafael|last=Sattarov|website=Carnegie Moscow Center|access-date=29 October 2018|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213072312/https://carnegie.ru/commentary/73122|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Since coming to power, Mirziyoyev has built a new residence for himself in [[Qibray District]], which could potentially include a presidential highway,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-mirziyoev-new-residence-tashkent/28672011.html|title=Uzbek President Starts Using New Residence East Of Tashkent|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419024105/https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-mirziyoev-new-residence-tashkent/28672011.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and an interior that is decorated with Argentinian marble slabs and [[Swarovski]] crystals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/amp/uzbeks-angry-homes-demolished-mirziyoev-presidential-palace-highway/29568605.html|title=Uzbeks Angry After Homes Demolished To Build Mirziyoev's Presidential Palace, Highway|website=www.rferl.org|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706092358/https://www.rferl.org/amp/uzbeks-angry-homes-demolished-mirziyoev-presidential-palace-highway/29568605.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In February 2021, it was reported that Mirziyoyev was building an exclusive mountain compound, including a new reservoir. The compound, located about 100 kilometers by car from Tashkent, includes a luxurious mansion built for Mirziyoyev and his relatives. Two sources estimated the cost of the development at several hundred million dollars, though only a handful of publicly available official documents make reference to the compound and the adjacent reservoir, which were largely completed by 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Uzbek President's Secret Mountain Hideaway|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/the-uzbek-president-s-secret-mountain-hideaway/31116232.html|access-date=7 July 2021|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en|archive-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706140141/https://www.rferl.org/a/the-uzbek-president-s-secret-mountain-hideaway/31116232.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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* Order "Mehnat shuhrati"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prezident.uz/en/lists/pages/honors|title=Honors|website=prezident.uz|language=en|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref><br />
* Order "Fidokorona xizmatlari uchun"<br />
;Foreign <br />
* {{ill|Order of Danaker|ru|Орден «Данакер»}} ([[Kyrgyzstan]], 22 November 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.president.kg/en/novosti/10900_prezident_almazbek_atambaev_nagradil_prezidenta_uzbekistana_shavkata_mirzieeva_ordenom_danaker/ |title=Кыргыз Республикасынын Президентинин расмий Интернет сайты |publisher=President.kg |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref><br />
* Honored Citizen of [[Seoul]] (South Korea, 14 April 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://president.uz/en/lists/view/1279|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Seoul|website=president.uz|language=en|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419024118/https://president.uz/en/lists/view/1279|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
* Prize “For Merits to Eurasia” (Turkey, 24 April 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/2892578.html|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev gets prize "For Merits to Eurasia"|website=Trend.Az|access-date=19 May 2018|archive-date=19 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519205038/https://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/2892578.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
*[[Order of Friendship (Kazakhstan)|Order of Friendship]] ([[Kazakhstan]], 15 March 2018)<br />
*Honorary Doctorate from [[Nagoya University]] (Japan, 18 December 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=シャフカット・ミルジヨーエフ ウズベキスタン共和国大統領を本学にお迎えしました|url=https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/info/post_127.html|access-date=8 July 2022|website=nagoya-u.ac.jp|language=ja|archive-date=28 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628010506/https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/info/post_127.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev receives Honorary Doctorate from Nagoya University|url=https://kun.uz/en/news/2019/12/18/shavkat-mirziyoyev-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-nagoya-university|access-date=8 July 2022|website=kun.uz|language=|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707190117/https://kun.uz/en/news/2019/12/18/shavkat-mirziyoyev-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-nagoya-university|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
*[[Order of the Crown (Tajikistan)|Order of the Crown]] ([[Tajikistan]], 10 June 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Яркое воплощение вечной и искренней дружбы народов двух стран|url=https://president.uz/ru/lists/view/4416|access-date=12 June 2021|website=president.uz|language=ru|archive-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612232438/https://president.uz/ru/lists/view/4416|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
* [[Order of Alexander Nevsky]] (Russia, 24 July 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69056 | title=Телефонный разговор с Президентом Узбекистана Шавкатом Мирзиёевым | access-date=24 July 2022 | archive-date=24 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724205824/http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69056 | url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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*[http://www.gov.uz/en/ Government of Uzbekist'on] Official Website<br />
*[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wD3WLcWKU3w Жаноб Президент], a 2018 documentary on Mirziyoyev commissioned by the Press Service of the president of Uzbekistan<br />
*[https://instagram.com/mirziyoyev_sh_eng?igshid=1m9s4pxq1qi6 Official account in Instagram]<br />
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