Musa Tajetdinovich Yerniyazov (20 December 1947 – 31 July 2020) was a Soviet and Uzbek state and political figure. He was Chairman of the Parliament of Karakalpakstan, as well as member and Deputy Chairman of the

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Life

In 1971, he graduated from the

Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers The Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME), formerly Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration (TIIME) ( (TIQXMMI)) is a university in Central Asia, which works for the development of the water ...

. After graduating from the institute, he worked as an engineer from 1971 to 1975, and then as the head of the automated system of the 25 mobile column. In 1986, he graduated from Tashkent Higher Party School. From 1983 to 1989, he served as Minister of Housing and Communal Services of

Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karakalpak ASSR; Karakalpak: Қарақалпақстан АССР, ''Qaraqalpaqstan ASSR''; uz, Қорақалпоғистон АССР, Qoraqalpog‘iston ASSR; russian: Каракалпак ...

. From 1989 to 1990, he was a permanent representative of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan to the

Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR (russian: Кабинет Министров СССР) functioned as the administrative, executive body and the government after the Council of Ministers was dissolved. It consisted of the Prime Minister, his 7 de ...

. In 1998, he became the chairman of the Council of Ministers and from 2000 to 2001, was the Head of the Chimbay District. In May 2002 he was elected to the

Oliy Majlis The Oliy Majlis (Cyrillic ''Олий Мажлис'', ) is the parliament of Uzbekistan. It succeeded the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 1995, and was unicameral until a reform implemented in January 2005 created a second chambe ...

. He was reelected three times in 2005, 2010, and 2015.

Health and death

On 24 June 2020, Yerniyazov confirmed his infection with

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, while he was located in the Nukus branch of the Republican Specialized Surgical Scientific and Practical Medical Center. He was diagnosed with a very severe case of

infection, bilateral

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ...

. He also suffered from such side diseases as

diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...

hypertension Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms. Long-term high bl ...

, arterial hypertension. On 18 July 2020, the press service of the Ministry of Health reported that Yerniyazov was infected with a Coronavirus infection, while his health was stable and treated in Nukus. Later it became known that his health deteriorated. He died on 31 July 2020 due to complications caused by the coronavirus infection. Yerniyazov was succeeded as Chairman by Atabek Davletov, and later by

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Awards

Order of Labour Glory The Order of Labour Glory (Russian: ''Орден Трудовой Славы'') was a Soviet civilian award created on 18 January 1974 by the decision of the Praesidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Closely modelled on the Order of Glory, it was ...

*Order "For Selfless Service" * Honored Builder of Uzbekistan *

Hero of Uzbekistan Hero of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston qahramoni, Uzbek alphabet#Correspondence chart, Cyrillic Ўзбекистон қаҳрамони) is the highest national award in the Republic of Uzbekistan. It is awarded to citizens of Uzbekistan and non-cit ...

References

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