Rustam Sadykovich Asimov (; born September 20, 1958) is an Uzbek politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 2005 to 2017. He served as Minister of Finance from 1998 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2016.

Biography

Born in

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

in 1958, Azimov was educated in engineering and holds a doctorate in economics. He was the chief economist for a collective farm near

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. He was Minister of Finance from 1998 to 2000 before being named Minister of Macroeconomics and Statistics. In 2002, he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy, a powerful position, and was again named Minister of Finance in 2005. He was considered to be one of the leading contenders to succeed

Islam Karimov Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov (30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan, from the country's independence in 1991 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the ...

as President of Uzbekistan. Azimov was often seen at Karimov's side during international meetings and was seen as better in relating to politicians outside Uzbekistan compared to other presidential aspirants.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azimov, Rustam 1958 births Government ministers of Uzbekistan Deputy prime ministers of Uzbekistan Finance ministers of Uzbekistan Living people Politicians from Tashkent Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers alumni