New governor appointed to Tashkent region
Akhmadjon Usmanov has been appointed as governor (head of administration) of Tashkent region by a decree of Uzbek President Islam Karimov.
56-year-old Akhmadjon Usmanov has headed Andijan Province since 2006.
Usmanov is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, member of the Legislation and Legal Affairs Committee of the Senate of Oliy Majlis, upper house of parliament.
By another presidential decree Rustam Kholmatov, who has served as governor of Tashkent since December 2008, was dismissed from his post.
Some 9.6 percent of the country's GDP, 12.4 percent of the industrial production and 9.4 percent of services accounted for Tashkent region.
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