Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has appointed Akbar Toshqulov, the rector of Tashkent State Judicial University, to the post of justice minister, the presidential press service said on November 16. The 51-year-old Toshqulov has previously worked at different posts at the Justice Ministry. The announcement came one day after Toshqulov's predecessor, Ruslanbek Davletov, was removed from the post and appointed to the newly created position of adviser to the president on social and political developments. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here.
Uzbek President Appoints New Justice Minister
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