The key facts

  • Journalist and O‘zbekiston 24 commentator Ozod Hamidkhodjayev has died
  • His death was announced by the Journalists' Association of Uzbekistan
  • He worked on the Axborot and Tahlilnoma programs and led the channel in its early years

Ozod Hamidkhodjayev has passed away

Journalist, commentator for the O‘zbekiston 24 TV channel and its former head Ozod Hamidkhodjayev has died. His death was announced by the Journalists' Association of Uzbekistan on its Telegram channel, and the same is cited by Gazeta.uz.

Career

Over the years, Hamidkhodjayev hosted the news program Axborot and the program Tahlilnoma. In the early years of the O‘zbekiston 24 TV channel, he also served as its head. Reports of the journalist's death appeared on October 28, 2026; details — his age, the date and cause of death, as well as information about the funeral — were not provided in the published reports.