The Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Fanlar akademiyasi, Ўзбекистон Республикаси Фанлар академияси) is the main scientific organization of the
Republic of Uzbekistan. It coordinates research in all areas of science and technology. The academy was established in 1943 as the Academy of Sciences of the
Uzbek SSR
Uzbekistan (, ) is the common English name for the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR; uz, Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси, Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi, in Russian: Уз ...
.
After the collapse of the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
, it became the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.
Membership
The academy currently has 155 members, 49
academician
An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. In syst ...
s, and 106 corresponding members.
With more than 50 scientific research institutions and organizations, the academy is the largest scientific organization in Uzbekistan.
Presidents of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan
The Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan has had thirteen presidents since its foundation. The current president is
Bekhzod Yuldashev.
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Toshmuhammad Qori-Niyoziy (1943–1947)
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Toshmuhammad Aliyevich Sarimsoqov (1947–1952)
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Tesha Zohidovich Zohidov (1952–1956)
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Habib Muhammadovich Abdullayev (1956–1962)
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Ubay Arifovich Orifov (1962–1966)
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Obid Sodyqovich Sodyqov (1966–1984)
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Pulat Qirgizboyevich Habibullayev (1984–1988)
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Mahmud Salohitdinovich Salohitdinov (1988–1994)
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Jura Adbdullayevich Abdullayev (1994–1995)
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Tukhtamurod Jurayevich Jurayev (1995–2000)
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Behzod Sodiqovich Yoʻldoshev (2000–2005)
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Tohir Fotihovich Oripov (2005–2006)
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Shavkat Ismoilovich Salihov (2006–2016)
* Bekhzod Sadykovich Yuldashev (2016-present)
References
External links
Official website
Page on UzScienceNet
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Science and technology in Uzbekistan
USSR Academy of Sciences
1943 establishments in the Soviet Union
Scientific organizations established in 1943