The Chief of the General Staff of the
Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan () is the highest-ranking military officer of in the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and control over three of the five service branches (
Uzbek Ground Forces,
Uzbek Air Forces and the
Uzbek Naval Forces). Unlike the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the General Staff is required to be a commissioned officer who at least holds the rank of
Colonel (Polkovnik). Another differentiator between the two positions is that the Chief of the General Staff is not political position while the defense minister can be an active member of the political discourse.
The chief performs the following duties in their role:
*Administrative and operational leadership of the military operations of troops
*Implementation of combat training of troops and adaptation of combat methods to fit modern times.
*Give orders/directives regarding units of the armed forces
Professional military chiefs before 2000
List of Chiefs since 2000
References
{{Chief of military by country
Military of Uzbekistan
Chiefs of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan