Ismat Makhmudovich Khushev (
Uzbek: ''Ismat Xushev'';
Russian: Исмат Хушев; born 20 June 1958) is an author, politician, journalist,
and a political analyst from Uzbekistan. He is a former member of the
Uzbek Parliament and a cabinet member of former Uzbek President
Islam A. Karimov.
On June 26, 2021, Khushev was officially inducted into the
Writers’ Union of Uzbekistan.
Personal life
Khushev was born on June 20, 1958, in the town of
Kitab in the
Qashqadaryo Region,
Uzbekistan.
He's married and has four children. He was educated in
Moscow State University and
Tashkent State University
National University of Uzbekistan (NUUz) () is a public university located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. NUUz is the oldest and largest university in Uzbekistan.
National University of Uzbekistan is named after Mirzo Ulugbek. NUUz professors and teac ...
at the Department of Journalism.
After being arrested 3 times due to allegedly being involved in a coup d'état after opposing
Karimov Karimov or Carimoff is the Slavicised version of the name Karim. It is most popular in Central Asia, especially in Uzbekistan, although it is prevalent in the South Caucasus. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ayrat Karimov (1971–2020), ...
, Khushev fled to Moscow, Russia, and then sought permanent residence in Canada.
Khushev is the founder and chief editor of the Uzbek & Russian newspaper
Dunyo Uzbeklari,
electronically published from Toronto, Canada.
See also
*
Jahangir Mamatov
Jahangir Mamatov ( uz, Jahongir Mamatov; born September 1, 1955) is a linguist, lexicographer, author, journalist, and a political analyst of Central Asian issues. He is a former member of the Uzbek Parliament and a co-author of Uzbekistan's D ...
References
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Living people
Uzbekistani journalists
1958 births
Moscow State University alumni
National University of Uzbekistan alumni