Viktor Makhmudov

Viktor Makhmudov

Lieutenant General Viktor Vladimirovich Makhmudov (Russian: Виктор Владимирович Махмудов) is an Uzbek military leader and security official who is the current Secretary of the National Security Council under the President of Uzbekistan.[1] He was appointed to this position on 21 September 2013.[2]

Early life and career

He was born in 1968 into a military family.[3] His father Vladimir Makhmudov (also a general) was the former Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan and Chief of the General Staff.[4] His grandfather Nasyr Makhmudov was the First Secretary of the Karakalpak Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan during the Soviet era.[5][6] He graduated from the Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School. From 9 October 2008 to 9 June 2010, he was commander of the Tashkent Military District.[7] In 2013, President Islam Karimov appointed Makhmudov as secretary of the National Security Council by decree. He had previously worked as First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff.[2][8][9]

Since 14 August 2020, he has been Chairman of the Uzbek Triathlon Federation.[10][11][12]

References

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  8. ^ "Главный телохранитель президента Узбекистана назначен заместителем председателя Совета безопасности". Радио Озодлик.
  9. ^ "O'zbekistonda xavfsizlik uchun mas'ul rahbarlar o'zgartirilgan". BBC News O'zbek. September 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "Федерацию триатлона возглавил секретарь Совбеза, Ассоциацию MMA — министр обороны". Газета.uz (in Russian). 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  11. ^ "В Федерации триатлона и Ассоциации ММА состоялись новые назначения". Курсив - деловые новости Узбекистана.
  12. ^ "Спортивные федерации".