Abdusalam Azizov, the chairman of the SSS, was fired

The Chairman of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan, Lieutenant General Abdusalom Azizov, has been dismissed from his position. This information was reported by a source at QALAMPIR.UZ.

Azizov had served as the Chairman of the State Security Service since 2019.

For reference, Abdusalom Abdumavlonovich Azizov was born on January 20, 1960, in Tashkent. He graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. His extensive career includes the following roles:  

2003–2006: Chairman of the Board of the National Holding Company "Uzbekneftegaz."  
2006–2008: General Director of JSC "Uzbekneftmaxulot."  
2005: Head of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Tashkent.  
November–December 2008: Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan.  
December 2008–December 2009: First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan and Vice-President of the Football Federation of Uzbekistan.  
2009–2017: Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Jizzakh region.  
January–September 2017: Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan.  
September 2017–2019: Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan.  

Azizov was awarded the military rank of Major General in 2017 and promoted to Lieutenant General in 2019.