Why is this important
The First Deputy Minister oversees key areas — finance, strategy, and international projects. Replacement can be reflected in investment policy and industry reforms.
What happened
Feruza Khamidova.
- Khamidova previously worked as the deputy chairman for economics and finance of AMMC, headed the company’s representative office in Tashkent;
- Nasritdinhodjaev had served as Deputy Minister since February 2023, prior to which he was the First Deputy Minister of Finance for more than three years.
- His profile has been removed from the Ministry of Geology website, with September designated as the completion month on LinkedIn;
- There is no information about the new workplace yet.
Context
Omonullo Nasritdinhodjaev (born in 1971) has experience working at the World Bank, Credit Suisse, IFC, as well as within the USM Holdings structures of Alisher Usmanov. He studied at SDA Bocconi (Italy) and completed the Harvard Business School programme. Feruza Khamidova’s appointment coincided with the course towards renewing personnel and strengthening the role of women leaders in the public sector.
