The key facts

  • Saidqakhkhor Kholkhuzhaev has been appointed first deputy minister of investments, industry and trade — the post had been vacant for more than a year.
  • Before the appointment, he headed the Chilanzar district of Tashkent for over four years.
  • Khayot Inogamov, who previously headed the Yangikhayot district, has been appointed khokim of Chilanzar.

A new appointment at the ministry

The President of Uzbekistan signed a decree appointing Saidqakhkhor Mukhammadkarim ugli Kholkhuzhaev as first deputy minister of investments, industry and trade. This was reported by the ministry's press service and media outlets on 17 October 2026. According to Spot.uz, the post had remained vacant for more than a year: in August 2025, the previous first deputy head of the ministry, Nozimjon Kholmurodov, became head of the Agency for the Development of Light Industry.

Career path

Kholkhuzhaev was born in 1981 in the Akkurgan (Okkurgan) district of the Tashkent region. In 2002 he graduated from the Tashkent Financial Institute, and in 2004 he completed a master's degree at the same institution. According to Spot.uz, he worked in the banking sector for 17 years. From March 2019 he served as deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, and from December 2020 as first deputy minister of economic development and poverty reduction. In 2017–2019 he headed the insurance company Uzagrosugurta.

Work in Chilanzar and personnel reshuffles

From August 2022, Kholkhuzhaev headed the administration of the Chilanzar district of Tashkent — first as acting khokim, then as khokim, serving in the post for more than four years. His departure from the position became known on 15 October. Khayot Inogamov, who previously headed the capital's Yangikhayot district, has been appointed the new khokim of Chilanzar. According to Spot.uz, other personnel changes took place at the same time: Abdulaziz Ablulkhakov became head of the Yashnabad district, replacing Bakhtiyor Rakhmankulov, and Nilufar Allabergenova handed over the post of khokim of the Yakkasaray district to Akmal Jurabaev, moving to the position of deputy prosecutor of Tashkent.