Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)

The Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Mudofaa vazirligining Bosh shtabi boshlig'i) is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and control over three of the five service branches (Uzbek Ground Forces, Uzbek Air Forces and the Uzbek Naval Forces). Unlike the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the General Staff is required to be a commissioned officer who at least holds the rank of Colonel (Polkovnik). Another differentiator between the two positions is that the Chief of the General Staff is not political position while the defense minister can be an active member of the political discourse.

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
O'zbekiston Mudofaa vazirligining Bosh shtabi boshlig'i
Flag of the Ministry of Defence
Incumbent
Major General Pavel Ergashev
since 11 January 2018
Ministry of Defence
StyleComrade
TypeSenior position
StatusActive
Member ofGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
National Security Council
Reports toMinister of Defense
SeatTashkent
NominatorPrime Minister of Uzbekistan
AppointerPresident of Uzbekistan
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Uzbekistan
PrecursorChief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces
FormationSeptember 2000
Unofficial namesChief of the Joint Staff
DeputyDeputy Chief of the General Staff
WebsiteMinistry of Defense of Uzbekistan

The chief performs the following duties in their role:

  • Administrative and operational leadership of the military operations of troops
  • Implementation of combat training of troops and adaptation of combat methods to fit modern times.
  • Give orders/directives regarding units of the armed forces

List of Chiefs
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
No. Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Kasimov, TulkunColonel General
Tulkun Kasimov		September 2000July 20032–3 years[1]
2
Ergashev, IsmailMajor General
Ismail Ergashev		200420050–1 years[2][3]
?
Tashmatov, BakhodirMajor General
Bakhodir Tashmatov		26 December 201121 September 20131 years[4][5][6][7]
?
Normatov, ShavkatLieutenant General
Shavkat Normatov		21 September 201311 January 20184 years[8][9][10]
?
Ergashev, PavelMajor General
Pavel Ergashev		11 January 2018Incumbent3 year[11][12]

References
  1. "SP's Military Yearbook". 2004.
  2. https://uznews.uz/ru/article/9236
  3. Marat, Erica (2009-10-16). The Military and the State in Central Asia: From Red Army to Independence. ISBN 9781135256142.
  4. https://www.timesca.com/index.php/news/2483-uzbek-president-makes-reshuffle
  5. http://www.uzmetronom.com/2011/12/26/generalu_poskolznutsja_proshhe_prostogo.html
  6. http://www.uzmetronom.com/2013/09/21/generala_smenili_na_generala.html
  7. https://rus.azattyq.org/amp/24434537.html
  8. https://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/2192928.html
  9. https://en.haberler.com/uzbek-president-makes-some-appointments-305546/
  10. https://www.bbc.com/uzbek/lotin/2013/09/130923_latin_reshuffles
  11. https://president.uz/ru/lists/view/994
  12. https://podrobno.uz/cat/politic/mirziyeev-rasskazal-ob-uvolneniyakh-v-rukovodstve-ministerstva-oborony-/
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