Amin Irmatovich Niyazov (russian: Амин Ирматович Ниязов; Uzbek: Amin Ermatovich Niyozov; born 7 November 1903 in Ak-Tepe, Fergana Oblast; died 26 December 1973 in Tashkent) was an Uzbek-Soviet politician. He was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the

Uzbek SSR Uzbekistan (, ) is the common English language, English name for the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR; uz, Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси, Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi, ...

and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the

Communist Party of Uzbekistan The Communist Party of Uzbekistan (russian: Коммунистическая партия Узбекистана, uz, Ўзбекистон Коммунистик Партияси), initially known as Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Uzbekistan, ...

Life

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

Fergana Fergana ( uz, Fargʻona/Фарғона, ), or Ferghana, is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km west of Andijan, and less than 20 km ...

and then became secretary of the city committee of Fergana of

Komsomol The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (russian: link=no, Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (ВЛКСМ), ), usually known as Komsomol (; russian: Комсомол, links=n ...

. In the 1920s, he worked for the Uzbek Cheka and was Head of Finance Department of

Fergana Oblast The Fergana Oblast (russian: Ферганская область; uz, Fargʻona viloyati) 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 o ...

. Niyazov joined the

Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...

in 1925. From 1930 to 1934 he studied at the Industrial Academy "J. W. 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 Nyazov 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

Nikolai Bulganin Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Булга́нин; – 24 February 1975) was a Soviet politician who served as Minister of Defense (1953–1955) and Premier of the Soviet Union (1955– ...

and

Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (– 11 September 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev ...

, 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. Nyazov was from October 1952 to February 1956 member of the

Central Committee of the CPSU The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, – TsK KPSS was the executive leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, acting between sessions of Congress. According to party statutes, the committee direct ...

and from 1946 to 1958 a deputy of the

Supreme Soviet of the USSR The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Верховный Совет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, r=Verkhovnyy Sovet Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respubl ...

Awards

Nyazov was twice awarded the Lenin Order, the

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner (russian: Орден Красного Знамени, Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of th ...

and the

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) 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 193 ...

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 Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Party leaders of the Soviet Union First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Star 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 Members of the Central Committee of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union