Qobul Raimovich Berdiev (, (born April 5, 1955) is an Uzbek military officer who has served as Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan from September 17, 2008, to September 4, 2017. He holds the rank of

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Biography

Kabul Berdyev was born on April 5, 1955, in the Kurgan district of

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. In 1976, he graduated from the Tashkent Higher Military Command School, and in 1988 from the M. V. Frunze Military Academy. From 1976 to 1998 he served in various command and staff positions in the armed forces of the

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and

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. In 2002, he began teaching at the higher academic courses of the

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. In 1998–2000 he was deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan. In 2000 he was appointed as deputy chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces. In 2003–2006 he was head of the Tashkent Higher Combined-Arms Command School. From 2006 to 2008 he was Minister of Emergency Situations. From June 2008 to September 2008 he was Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander of the Southwest Military District. By presidential decree on 17 September 2008, he was appointed as Minister of Defence. He was dismissed on 4 September 2017 by President

Shavkat Mirziyoyev Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev (born 24 July 1957) is an Uzbek politician who has served as President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan since 14 December 2016. Previously, Mirziyoyev led the gover ...

and was transferred to the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan of which he was rector for a year. On 1 May 2018, he was appointed head of the Civil Protection Institute of the Ministry of Emergencies.

References

1955 births Living people Uzbekistani military personnel Defence ministers of Uzbekistan Frunze Military Academy alumni {{Uzbekistan-politician-stub Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School alumni