Qobul Berdiyev

Qobul Berdiev
Minister of Defense
In office
17 September 2008  4 September 2017
President

Islam Karimov

Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Preceded by Ruslan Mirzaev
Succeeded by Abdusalom Azizov
Personal details
Born (1955-04-05) 5 April 1955
Akkurgan District, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance  Soviet Union
 Uzbekistan
Rank Colonel General

Qobul Raimovich Berdiev (Russian: Кабул Раимович Бердиев, Uzbek: Qobul Rayimovich Berdiyev (born April 5, 1955) is an Uzbek military officer who has served as Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan from September 17, 2008 to September 4, 2017. He holds the rank of Colonel General.[1]

Biography

Berdiyev being handed the Victory Banner.

Kabul Berdyev was born on April 5, 1955 in the Kurgan district of Tashkent Region. In 1976, he graduated from the Tashkent Higher Military Command School, and in 1988 from the Military Academy named after MV Frunze.

From 1976 to 1998 he served in various command and staff positions in the armed forces of the Soviet Union and Uzbekistan.

In 2002, he began teaching at the higher academic courses of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

In 1998–2000 he was deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan. In 2000 he was appointed as deputy chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces. In 2003–2006 he was head of the Tashkent Higher Combined-Arms Command School.

Berdiev with Sergei Shoigu.

From 2006 to 2008 he was Minister of Emergency Situations.[2] From June 2008 to September 2008 he was Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander of the Southwest Military District. By presidential decree on 17 September 2008, he was appointed as Minister of Defence.[3] He was dismissed on 4 September 2017 by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and was transferred to the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan of which he is currently rector.

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