Uktam Isayevich Barnoev (11 July 1964 — 20 September 2020) was an Uzbek politician. He served as Khokim (Governor) 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 ...
from 2008 to 2010 and of his native Bukhara Region from 2016 to 2020, and as Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from February 2020 until his death in office during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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in September 2020.
Biography
Barnoev was born in
Romitan District
Romitan District ( uz, Romitan tumani) is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Romitan. It has an area of and its population is 146,300 (2021).Bukhara Region (then part of the Uzbek SSR in
Soviet Union
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), in 1964. From 1981 to 1986 he studied at 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 ...
, where he graduated in 1986.
During his career he held the following offices:
* 1986 – engineer of the technical directorate of the 6th Bukhara regional administration of integrated enterprises;
* 1997–2000 – Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Bukhara Region for Economics and Reforms;
* from 2000 to 2002, he held executive positions within the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources;
* 2002–2004 – leading specialist of the agro-industrial commission of the Cabinet of Ministers;
* 2004–2005 – Head of the Information and Analytical Department of the Cabinet of Ministers for Agriculture and Water Resources;
* 2005–2007 – head of the Information and Analytical Department of the Cabinet of Ministers for Agriculture and Water Resources, Processing of Agricultural Products and Consumer Goods;
* in 2007 he was appointed to the post of First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, a post which he held until April 15, 2008;
* from 15 April 2008 to 17 December 2010 he served as hokim of the
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 ...
.
* from 2011 to 2016, Head of the Water Inspection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources;
* in 2016 – Head of Inspection and Chairman of the Board of JSC Uzagrokhimiya;
* from 16 December 2016 to February 2020, he served as khokim of Bukhara Region.
On 27 February 2020, Barnoev's candidacy was considered and approved by the deputies of the Legislative Chamber of Parliament for the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan for the development of the agrarian and food sectors. On February 28, 2020, the
President of Uzbekistan
The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг Президенти) is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of Pre ...
appointed him as Deputy Prime Minister. Since July 6, 2020, he also held the position of Chairman of the Federation of Horse Breeding and Equestrian Sports of Uzbekistan.
On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Barnoev had tested positive for
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
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. He was hospitalized in
Tashkent
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at the same time as his successor as khokim of Bukhara region, Karim Kamalov, who died in August. After his condition deteriorated, he was put on a ventilator and later transferred to a clinic in
Germany
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