A number of appointments have been made in the Communications Department of the Presidential Administration

A number of appointments have been made in the Communications Department of the Presidential Administration

A number of personnel appointments have taken place in the Communications Department of the Presidential Administration (PA) of Uzbekistan. Press Secretary to the Head of State Sherzod Asadov announced them, citing decrees signed by Saida Mirziyoyeva, the Head of the Administration.

Akramjon Murodjon ugli Fozilov, who had served as First Deputy Head of the Communications Department since February, has been appointed First Deputy Advisor to the President on Representative Bodies, Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organizations, and Youth Affairs.

Aziza Abdusabitovna Kurbonova has become First Deputy Head of the Department.

Previously, she worked at the Media Center of the Press Service of the Head of State, the Center for Content Preparation for the Mass Media, and also devoted many years to television.

Khushnud Gayratovich Khudayberdiyev has been appointed Deputy Head of the Department. Since July 2020, he held the position of Deputy Director General of the National Information Agency of Uzbekistan (UzA), and prior to that, he was Director of the Public Fund for the Support and Development of National Mass Media. He is a lawyer by training, as well as a well-known blogger and public figure.

Farrukh Farkhodzhonovich Omonov has been relieved of his position as Deputy Head of the Communications Department — Head of the President's People's Reception Office due to his transfer to another job. His new place of work has not been disclosed. He had served as Deputy Head of the Department since July last year and was appointed Head of the People's Reception Office in April.