Shahlo Nasimovna Mahmudova is an

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i politician. She was the first

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of the country after independence, serving from 1991 until 1992. Mahmudova received her education at the Taskhent Textile Institute, and began her political career with the

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in the Soviet era. Eventually she rose to become secretary of the Young Communist League of the

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. Soon after independence, President

Islam Karimov Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov ( uz, Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov / Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов, italics=no; russian: link=no, Ислам Абдуганиевич Каримов; 30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was t ...

named her Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the same time decreeing that

Zokir Almatov Zokir Almatov (born 10 October 1949 in Zangiata, Tashkent Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union), sometimes romanized Zakir, was an Uzbek politician who was the interior minister of Uzbekistan until 2005. In 1967 he graduated from high school and imme ...

should become

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. It was rumored that her appointment was due to the influence of Shukrullo Mirsaidov. She did not last long in the position; events during her ministry included the entry of Uzbekistan into the

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and a state visit by the

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. She also met with representatives of the

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during her tenure. Otherwise she did not play a major role in the diplomatic life of her country, and during her time at the ministry she kept a relatively low political profile. Later in her career she became Head of the Department for Attracting Foreign Investments and International Cooperation at the Center for Special Secondary Vocational Education, and also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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