Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov ( uz, Abdulaziz Xafizovich Kamilov; russian: Абдулазиз Хафизович Камилов, Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov; born November 16, 1947) is an Uzbek politician who was Uzbekistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2022. Previously he served in the same post from 1994 to 2003.

Early life and education

Kamilov was born on November 16, 1947, in Yangiyo'l,

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 cou ...

. He graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. From 1978 through 1980, he was a post-graduate student at the Eastern Studies department of the

Academy of Sciences of the USSR The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991, uniting the country's leading scientists, subordinated directly to the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (until 1946 ...

. He has a PhD in History.

Political career

Kamilov worked as an

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of the Soviet Embassy in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

from 1973 until 1976. In 1980–1984, he worked as the second secretary of the Soviet Embassy in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

and in 1984–1988 in the Department of Middle Eastern Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

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

. In 1988–1991, he worked at the Department of World Economy and Foreign Affairs of the Academy of Science of the USSR. In 1991–1992, he was advisor to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Russia. From 1992 until 1994, Kamilov served as the Deputy Minister of National Security, and in 1994, he was appointed as

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan ( uz, O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Uzbekistan in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of Uzbekistan. History and fu ...

. At the same time, from 1998 until 2003, he was the rector of

University of World Economy and Diplomacy The University of World Economy and Diplomacy is located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was founded on September 23, 1992, by the decree of the President (government title), President Islam Karimov, Karimov to train future leaders of ...

. He remained in the post of Foreign Minister until March 14, 2003, when he was replaced by

Sodiq Safoyev Sodiq Solihovich Safoyev ( Uzbek Cyrillic: Содиқ Солиҳович Сафоев; russian: Садык Салихович Сафаев, translit=Sadyk Salikhovich Safayev), also known as Sodyq Safayev (born 3 February 1954) is first deputy cha ...

, a few months before the government of Prime Minister

O'tkir Sultonov Utkir Tukhtamurodovich Sultonov (14 July 1940 – 29 November 2015) was an Uzbek politician who served as the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 21 December 1995 until he was fired from his position on 12 December 2003. Cabinet included * Abdu ...

resigned. He was then appointed as National Foreign Affairs Advisor to the

President of Uzbekistan The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг Президенти) is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of Pre ...

. He was subsequently appointed as the

Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United States An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or so ...

and

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with residence in

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on December 4, 2003 In 2008, while in Washington, he also assumed the duties of ambassador to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. In 2010, Kamilov was appointed as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he returned to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2012.

Foreign minister

Resignation

He was appointed that to the post Deputy Secretary of the Security Council for Foreign Policy and Security and on 16 June, was appointed Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan for Foreign Affairs.

Awards

Kamilov has the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He was awarded Uzbek national awards of ''Mekhnat Shukhrati'' and ''Uzbekiston belgisi''.

Personal life

Komilov is fluent in

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and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

. He is married and has a son. His wife Gulnara Kamilova ( Rashidova) was the daughter of a Soviet party and statesman

Sharof Rashidov Sharof Rashidovich Rashidov (Uzbek Cyrillic: Шароф Рашидович Рашидов; russian: Шараф Рашидович Рашидов, translit=Sharaf Rashidovich Rashidov; – 31 October 1983) was a Communist Party leader in the Uzbe ...

. His son Daniyar is a businessman and a

Russian citizen Russian citizenship law details the conditions by which a person holds citizenship of Russia. The primary law governing citizenship requirements is the federal law "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation", which came into force on 1 July 2002. ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamilov, Abdulaziz 1947 births Living people People from Yangiyo‘l Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation alumni Soviet diplomats Uzbekistani diplomats Ambassadors of Uzbekistan to Brazil Ambassadors of Uzbekistan to Canada Ambassadors of Uzbekistan to the United States Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan