Odil Abdurakhmonov to oversee Sports as Presidential Representative

Odil Kalandarovich Abdurakhmonov has been appointed as the Presidential Envoy on Sports. The announcement was made by Presidential Press Secretary Sherzod Asadov.

In connection with the new appointment, Abdurakhmonov has been relieved of his previous role as Head of the Department of Social Development of the Presidential Administration.

For reference, Odil Abdurakhmonov was born in 1978 and holds a Doctor of Economics degree. He previously served as Chief Consultant in the Presidential Administration and later worked as Deputy Head of the Executive Office under Zaynilobiddin Nizomiddinov.

He also headed the Republican Scientific Center for Employment, Labor Protection, and Social Protection of the Population. On July 31, 2018, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education.

In April 2019, he returned to the Presidential Administration as Deputy to the Presidential Advisor on Science, Education, Healthcare, and Sports (Abdujabbor Abduvokhidov). In July 2020, he was appointed Rector of the Transport University.

In August 2022, Abdurakhmonov was appointed Advisor to the President on Youth, Science, Education, Healthcare, Culture, and Sports. In August 2023, he began serving as Director of the Department of Social Development, established as part of administrative reforms within the Presidential Administration.

It should be recalled that Gayane Olegovna Umerova was previously appointed as Head of the Department of Creative Economy and Tourism under the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan.