Former heads of two educational ministries receive new appointments
Congratbay Sharipov has been reappointed as the rector of the Tashkent State University of Economics, and Ezozkhon Karimova has taken the post of the first deputy head of the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment.
The former heads of two educational ministries have received new appointments. Congratbay Sharipov has been reappointed as the rector of the Tashkent State University of Economics, and Ezozkhon Karimova has taken the post of the first deputy head of the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment.
The university's press service reported on Congratbay Sharipov's return to the post of rector of the Tashkent State University of Economics. Sharipov headed the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations from February 2024, and before that, he headed the economic university from November 2019.
Ezozkhon Karimova, who headed the Ministry of Preschool and School Education from August 2025, has been appointed the first deputy head of the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment.
The personnel changes followed the decree of the President of Uzbekistan on the merger of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations and the Ministry of Preschool and School Education into a single Ministry of Education and Science. The head of the new unified agency has not been announced yet.
What it means
The President's decree has merged two ministries into a single Ministry of Education and Science to create a unified system of management from preschool to higher education.
Sources
- Gazeta.uz: Бывший глава Минвуза вновь возглавил ТГЭУ media outlet
- Kun.uz: Министры высшего образования и школьного образования переведены на другие должности. media outlet
- Uznews: Бывший министр высшего образования, науки и инноваций возглавил ТГЭУ media outlet
- UzDaily: Бывшие главы двух образовательных ведомств получили новые назначения media outlet
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Published 6 October 2026, 13:16 · No updates · Russian original
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