Family of Shavkat Mirziyoyev
| Family of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Uzbekistan |
| Members | Shavkat Mirziyoyev Ziroat Mirziyoyeva Saida Mirziyoyeva |
| Connected members | Oybek Tursunov Otabek Umarov |
| Connected families | Samarkand clan Abdukadyr family |
The family of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 2nd President of Uzbekistan since 2016, includes members prominent in local politics and business.[1] Becoming more and more relevant as the Mirziyoyev presidency continues, the family is alleged to have gained massive influence and wealth through nepotism[1] and corruption.[2]
Immediate family
Ziroat Mirziyoyeva
Ziroat Mirziyoyeva (née Hoshimova) is the wife of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, thus holding the title of First Lady since 2016. An engineer and economist born in 1964 Kokand, Ziroat Mirziyoyeva has been doing public service, participating in ceremonial events during her tenure as First Lady.[3][4]
Children
Shavkat and Ziroat Mirziyoyev have three children: two daughters Saida and Shakhnoza, and one son Miralisher.
Saida Mirziyoyeva
Born in 1984, Saida Mirziyoyeva was First Assistant to the President from August 2023, called second most important political office in the Presidential Administration.[5][1][6] In June 2025, she was made Head of the Presidential Administration, a re-established position which made her first in the institution.[7]
Shakhnoza Mirziyoyeva
Born in 1986,[8] Shakhnoza Mirziyoyeva is the incumbent First Deputy Director of the National Social Security Agency. She has headed a department at the Preschool Education Ministry until June 2023.[1]
Miralisher Mirziyoyev
Born in 2009, Miralisher Mirziyoyev is the youngest child and only son of Shavkat and Ziroat Mirziyoyev.[5][1][6]
Grandchildren
Miromon Tursunov
Named after Shavkat Mirziyoyev's father Miromon, Miromon Tursunov is the son of politician Saida Mirziyoyeva and businessman Oybek Tursunov.[1]
Sons-in-law
Oybek Tursunov
Married to Saida Mirziyoyeva, Oybek Tursunov is coined "one of the country's most influential businessmen".[1]
Otabek Umarov
Named the de-facto head of President Mirziyoyev's security, businessman Otabek Umarov is Shakhnoza Mirziyoyeva's husband and thus Mirziyoyev's son-in-law.
Umarov's successful business ventures are always supported by different Presidential decrees and state backing, and the competitors of Umarov are pressured. Umarov is known to be closely associated with the allegedly criminal Abdukadyr family.[2]
Ancestry
Shavkat Mirziyoyev is of Uzbek heritage.[9] His father Miromon worked as a physician in the family's home Zomin District, Jizzakh Region. Mirziyoyev's mother passed away when Shavkat Mirziyoyev was only 9 years old.[1]
Siblings
Shavkat Mirziyoyev has three sisters and one brother. They and their in-laws have been reported by Radio Free Europe to own many enterprises in different fields.
The eldest sister of Shavkat Mirziyoyev and thus the eldest of the family, Inobat Mirziyoyeva, raised him as a child. Mirziyoyeva has three children from her first marriage and two stepchildren from her marriage to Jizzakh businessman Toraboy Yarlakapov, the "King of Gas Stations".[1]
Other relatives
Inobat Mirziyoyeva's eldest daughter Gulnoza Omonova is the director of the №324 kindergarten in the Mirzo Ulugbek District of Tashkent, the leading children's institution of the city. She also is the owner of the English Home furniture company.
In April 2023, an Uzbek Service investigative report uncovered that Omonova's husband Najim Abdujabbarov was a major player in logistics and trade at Tashkent's contraband-rich Abu Sahiy Market.[1] Omonova's younger sister Yulduz Omonova is a member of the Uzbek "cartel-like" car industry. Her father-in-law Oktam Maxmudjonov is a longtime associate of Shavkat Mirziyoyev and current owner of the FC Sogdiana football club.
Summary table
| Birth | Death | Image | Name | Relationship to Mirziyoyev | Office | Occupation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | Miromon Mirziyoyev | Father of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | phthisiologist | [10][11] | ||
| ? | ? | Marifat Mirziyoyeva | Mother of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | nurse | [10][11] | ||
| ? | Inobat Mirziyoyeva | Older sister of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | President of Uzbekistan (since 2016) Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016) |
politician | |||
| 1957 | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Himself | President of Uzbekistan (since 2016) Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016) |
politician | |||
| 1964 | Ziroat Mirziyoyeva | Wife of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | First Lady of Uzbekistan (since 2016) |
economist | |||
| 1984 | Saida Mirziyoyeva | Daughter of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Head of the Presidential Administration (since 2025) First Assistant to the President (2023–2025) |
economist | |||
| 1986 | Shaxnoza Mirziyoyeva | Daughter of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Deputy Chair of the National Paralympic Committee (since 2024) |
jurist | |||
| 2009 | Miralisher Mirziyoyev | Son of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |||||
| ? | Oybek Tursunov | Son-in-law of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Deputy Chair of the Presidential Administration (since 2017) |
entrepreneur | |||
| 1984 | Otabek Umarov | Son-in-law of Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Deputy Head of the State Security Service (since 2018) |
economist | |||
| ? | Toraboy Yarlakapov | Brother-in-law of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, husband of Inobat Mirziyoyeva | entrepreneur | ||||
| ? | Gulnoza Omonova | Niece of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, daughter of Inobat Mirziyoyeva | Director of №324 Kindergarten | ||||
| ? | Oktam Maxmudjonov | Father-in-law of Gulnoza Omonova | FC Sogdiana Owner (since 2018) |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rickleton, Chris (16 July 2023). "It's Great To Be Us! Nepotism Runs Deep Within Uzbekistan's Powerful And Wealthy Ruling Family". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "With Backing From Uzbek State, Family Implicated In Smuggling Secretly Funds Transformation Of Tashkent's Skyline". Radio Free Europe. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Зироатхон Мирзиёева, председатель попечительского совета фонда «Замин», посетила первую в Узбекистане госпитальную школу". kun.uz (in Russian). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Ziroat Mirziyoyeva 60 yoshni qarshiladi". qalampir.uz (in Uzbek). 4 December 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Саида – помощник, Алламжонов – руководитель департамента. Утвержден новый состав Администрации президента" [Saida - Assistant, Allamjonov - Head of Department. The new structure of the Presidential Administration was approved] (in Russian). Ozodlik Radio. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b Azat Akhunov (2023-08-20). "«Новая узбекская принцесса»: дочь президента Мирзиёева готова занять пост номер два в стране" ["New Uzbek princess": President Mirziyoyev's daughter ready to take the second highest office in the country]. Business Online (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Saida Mirziyoyeva appointed head of Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan". gazeta.uz. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Мирзиёева Шахноза Шавкатовна". ihma.uz (in Russian). National Agency of Social Protection under the President of Uzbekistan. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Биография Шавката Мирзиёева на официальном веб-сайте Президента Республики Узбекистан" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Выходец из таджикского кишлака. На малой родине Шавката Мирзияева". TajInfo (источник AsiaPlus). Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b "27 йил Каримовнинг соясида юрган Мирзиёев ким?". Озодлик Радиоси. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.