Shukrullo Rahmatovich Mirsaidov (14 February 1939 – 2 November 2012) was a politician in

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and the 1st

vice president of Uzbekistan The office of Vice President of Uzbekistan was a political position in Uzbekistan until it was abolished on January 8, 1992. It was the title of the deputy to the President of Uzbekistan. Shukrullo Mirsaidov was the first and only holder of the ...

from March 1990 until the abolishment of the office on 8 January 1992. Formerly mayor of

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 ...

and a key ally of the first Uzbek President

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 ...

, Mirsaidov had served as the last Chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) of the

Uzbek SSR The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (, ), also known as Soviet Uzbekistan, the Uzbek SSR, UzSSR, or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia, was a union republic of the Soviet Union. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist P ...

(1990) and then as

Vice President of Uzbekistan The office of Vice President of Uzbekistan was a political position in Uzbekistan until it was abolished on January 8, 1992. It was the title of the deputy to the President of Uzbekistan. Shukrullo Mirsaidov was the first and only holder of the ...

until Karimov abolished this office on 8 January 1992. Mirsaidov criticised Karimov's administration, posing the most significant political threat to the administration at that time. Before his resignation, he sent an open letter to Karimov stating, "Democracy and a policy of openness are being replaced by an authoritarian regime."Uzbekistan Human Rights Developments
Human Rights Watch In 1993, he formed the Forum of Democratic Forces as an attempt to unite parties opposed to Karimov's rule. It was unsuccessful. Mirsaidov created a new party, Adolat (Justice) in December 1994, calling for liberal economic reforms, political pluralism and secularism. Mirsaidov spent the rest of his life in Tashkent as an ordinary retiree and is said to have suffered from a heart disease. He died at the age of 73. According to some reports, his death was caused by a heart attack. Mirsaidov was buried in the Teshik Kapak Cemetery in

.BBC obituary
2 November 2012 (in Uzbek)

References

Nations in Transit 1998: Country Report of Uzbekistan
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