Qobul Raimovich Berdiev (russian: Кабул Раимович Бердиев, uz, Qobul Rayimovich Berdiyev (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

Tashkent Region Tashkent Region ( uz, Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти, russian: Ташкентская область) is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tie ...

. In 1976, he graduated from the Tashkent Higher Military Command School, and in 1988 from the

M. V. Frunze Military Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (russian: Военная академия имени М. В. Фрунзе), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (rus ...

. From 1976 to 1998 he served in various command and staff positions in the armed forces of the

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and

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

. 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 ( Uzbek Latin: ''Shavkat Miromonovich (Miromon o‘g‘li) Mirziyoyev'', Uzbek Cyrillic: Шавкат Миромонович (Миромон ўғли) Мирзиёев ; born 24 July 1957) is an Uzbek politician ...

and was transferred to the

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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