Amin Irmatovich Niyazov (, ; 7 November 1903,

Fergana Oblast The Fergana Oblast was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Fergana Valley. It was created in 1876 when the territories of the former Khanate of Kokand were annexed to Russia (except for the ob ...

– 26 December 1973,

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) was a Soviet and Uzbek politician. He was the Chairman of the Presidium of the

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and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the

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Life

Niyazov was born the son of farmers. In 1919 he worked first for the nutritional committee in

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and then became secretary of the city committee of Fergana of

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. In the 1920s, he worked for the Uzbek

Cheka The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission ( rus, Всероссийская чрезвычайная комиссия, r=Vserossiyskaya chrezvychaynaya komissiya, p=fsʲɪrɐˈsʲijskəjə tɕrʲɪzvɨˈtɕæjnəjə kɐˈmʲisʲɪjə, links=yes), ...

and was Head of Finance Department of

. Niyazov joined the Communist Party in 1925. From 1930 to 1934 he studied at the Industrial Academy "J. V. Stalin". From 1935 he carried out various functions in business and party. From 1940 to 1946 he was People's Commissar of Finance of the Uzbek SSR and 1946/1947 Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Uzbek SSR. From March 1947 to August 1950 Niyazov was finally chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR. From April 1950 Niyazov served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan. In December 1955, shortly after a visit of

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and

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, Niyazov was dismissed. Although no reasons were given, it was argued that Khrushchev blamed Niyazov for failing to increase

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. Between 1956 and 1957 he was Minister of Municipal Economy of the Uzbek SSR. Niyazov was from October 1952 to February 1956 member of the

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and from 1946 to 1958 a deputy of the

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. He died on 26 December 1973.

Awards and honors

* Two

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

* Three

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

* Two

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the ...

References

Sources

* ''Ниязов, Амин Ирматович''. In: ''Большая советская энциклопедия''. 2nd editio, Band 30. Moscow 1954, p. 44.
''Ниязов, Амин Ирматович''
In: Константин Александрович Залесский: ''Империя Сталина. Биографический энциклопедический словарь''. Вече, Moscow 2000, p. 337. {{DEFAULTSORT:Niyazov, Amin 1903 births 1973 deaths People from Fergana Oblast First secretaries of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan Party leaders of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Second convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Third convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Fourth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star