CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s tenure as the 2nd President of Uzbekistan began with his inauguration 14 December 2016, after serving as prime minister (2003–16) and acting president (8 September–14 December 2016) following the death of his predecessor, Islam Karimov .

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the death of President Islam Karimov, he was appointed by the Oliy Majlis as interim president of Uzbekistan on 8 September 2016. He was subsequently elected to a full five-year term as president in the December 2016 presidential election, winning 88.6% of the vote, and was sworn in on 14 December 2016.

Detailed explanation-3: -The office of President was established in 1991, replacing the position of Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR, which had existed since 1925. The president is directly elected for a term of five years, by citizens of Uzbekistan who have reached 18 years of age.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shavkat Mirziyoyev was approved as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2003, and three times (in 2005, 2010, 2015) was reapproved in his post by both houses of the Oliy Majlis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Islam Karimov, in full Islam Abduganievich Karimov, also spelled Islom Abduganievich Karimov, (born January 30, 1938, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, U.S.S.R. -died September 2, 2016, Tashkent, Uzbekistan), Uzbek politician who became president of Uzbekistan in 1991.