Anvar Juraboev ( uz, Анвар Жўрабоев, russian: Анвар Джурабаев; 22 May 1948 – 16 September 2010) was an Uzbek journalist, historian and politician. He was involved in creation of the newly independent Uzbekistan's constitution. He co-founded and served as head of the Uzbek political party Adolat, and was an editor in chief of numerous newspapers.

Personal life

Anvar Juraboev was born on 22 May 1948, in Bulungur district of Samarkand region in the

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. From childhood he was interested in journalism. He graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from the Philological department of

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in 1971. He married Umida Tursunova in 1973, his classmate from university and they had three children.

Career in journalism

In 1971 Juraboev started as an editor, later became a correspondent, and eventually the chief of the information department for regional newspaper Zarafshon in Samarkand, until 1974. From 1974 to 1975 Juraboev was a correspondent for the regional newspaper На страже родины (Na Straje Rodini) newspaper in Leningrad region (now St. Petersburg) From 1975 to 1981 Juraboev was with regional newspaper Jizzakh Haqiqati in

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. From 1981 to 1990 the executive secretary for the national journal Sovet Uzbekiston Sanati (now Guliston) in

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. After the collapse of

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in 1991 Juraboev was an assistant editor-in-chief for the newly established national newspaper Halq suzi in Tashkent. From 1992 to 1997, Juraboev was an editor-in-chief of Khalq suzi and

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. From 1998 to 2008 he was an editor-in-chief of newly established international newspaper Culture of the Central Asia in Tashkent. The newspaper was published in Kazakh, Tajik, Kirgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen and Russian languages in five

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republics.

Career in politics

From 1991 to 1992 Juraboev was a consultant in the apparatus of Oliy Kengash of Uzbekistan (the Parliament). Anvar Juraboev was a member of the commission working on the new Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 1992. He was one of the founders of the social-democratic party of Uzbekistan Adolat (Justice - Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan) and served as its first leader from February 1995 to November 1996. Also in 1995 Juraboev was elected member of Oliy Majlis (Parliament of Uzbekistan) from Bulungur district of

Samarkand region Samarqand Region (Samarkand Region) ( uz, Самарқанд вилояти, Samarqand viloyati, russian: Самаркандская область) is the most populous region of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of the country in the basi ...

and served until 2000. In 2000 Juraboev permanently step down from politics to concentrate on newly established newspaper Culture of the Central Asia

References

* "Halq Suzi" Newspaper of Uzbekistan Parliament; http://www.narodnoeslovo.uz/ (rus) http://www.narodnoeslovo.uz/ (uz) * List of Political Parties of Uzbekistan https://web.archive.org/web/20120717090708/http://www.capwip.org/resources/uz_va.htm * History of Justice Social Democratic Party http://www.adolat.uz/uz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3 * List of Uzbek newspapers and their editor

* Russian catalog of books by Anvar Juraboe

* Cached CIA World Factbook citing Anvar Jurabaev's position in 200

* CNN Article About Uzbekistan Elections citing Anvar Juraboev's positio

* Russian article citing his position as the leader of the Adolat party, and his position at the Xalq Suzi Newspape

* Russian article citing his position at International newspaper "Culture of the Central Asia

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