President of Uzbekistan

The **President of the Republic of Uzbekistan** () is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of President was created in 1991, replacing the position of Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR.

The president is directly elected for a term of five years, by citizens of Uzbekistan who have reached 18 years of age.

## List of presidents

|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Terms|rowspan="2"|Portrait|rowspan="2"|Name|rowspan="2"|Elected|colspan="3"|Term of office|rowspan="2"|Political party|||||
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|rowspan="5" align="center" style="background:"|**1**|align="center" style="background:; color:white"|1|rowspan="5" align="center"||rowspan="5"|**Islam Karimov** _Islom Karimov_ <small>(1938–2016)</small>|rowspan="5"|1991 1995 (referendum) 2000 2007 2015|rowspan="5" align="center"|1 September 1991|rowspan="5" align="center"|2 September 2016|rowspan="5"|25 years, 1 days|rowspan="5" align="center"|Communist Party of the Soviet Union ↓ People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan ↓ Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party|
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|align="center" style="background:; color:white"|—|align="center" style="background:; color:white"|—|rowspan="1" align="center"||align="center"|***Nigmatilla Yuldashev*** _Nigʻmatilla Yoʻldoshev_ <small>(1962–)</small>|—|align="center"|2 September 2016|align="center"|8 September 2016|6 days|align="center"|Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party|||
|align="center" rowspan="2" style="background:"|**2**|align="center" style="background:; color:white"|—|rowspan="2" align="center"||align="center" rowspan="2"|**Shavkat Mirziyoyev** _Shavkat Mirziyoyev_ <small>(1957–)</small>|rowspan="2"|2016|align="center" rowspan="2"|8 September 2016|align="center" rowspan="2"|Incumbent|rowspan="2"||align="center" rowspan="2"|Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party ↓ Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party|
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## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: President
- **body**: the Republic of Uzbekistan
- **native name**: <small>Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti</small>
- **insignia**: Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg
- **insigniasize**: 125px
- **insigniacaption**: Emblem of Uzbekistan
- **flag**: Flag of the President of Uzbekistan.svg
- **flagborder**: yes
- **flagcaption**: Presidential flag of Uzbekistan
- **image**: Mirziyoyev Kuksaroy.png
- **imagesize**: 165px
- **incumbent**: Shavkat Mirziyoyev
- **incumbentsince**: 8 September 2016
- **residence**: Ok Saroy Presidential Palace (1991–2016)
Kuksaroy Presidential Palace (since 2016)
- **status**: Head of state
- **salary**: $15,600 United States dollar, USD annually
- **seat**: Tashkent
- **style**: His Excellency (international correspondence)
Mr/Madam President (informally)
Supreme commander-in-chief (military)
- **formation**: 24 March 1990
1 September 1991
- **appointer**: Popular vote
- **termlength**: 5 years, renewable once
- **inaugural**: Islam Karimov