Preceded by Bright Fayzullayev Preceded by Saidakhmat Rakhimov | Succeeded by Batyr Khojayev | |
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Prime Minister Shavkat MirziyoyevAbdulla Aripov Siblings Dinara Atsimova, Shahnoza Atsimova, Bаhadyr Atsimov Education National University of Uzbekistan, University of Oxford, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration Parents Sadyk Azimov, Rakhima Aminova Similar Rustam Inoyatov, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Gulnara Karimova, Lola Karimova‑Tillyaeva, Islam Karimov | ||
Rustam Sadykovich Asimov (Russian: Рустам Содикович Азимов; born September 20, 1958) is an Uzbek politician who has been Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister since 2005. He served as Minister of Finance from 1998 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2016.
Biography
Born in Tashkent in 1958, Azimov was educated in engineering and holds a doctorate in economics. He was the chief economist for a collective farm near Dzizhak during the 1970s. After independence in 1991, Azimov served as head of Uzbekistan’s National Bank for Foreign Activities and dealt with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
He entered politics in 1994 when he was elected to the Uzbek parliament Oliy Majlis. He held the post of Minister of Finance for two years, from 1998 to 2000, before being named minister of macroeconomics and statistics. In 2002, he received the post of deputy prime minister of economy, a powerful position, and was again named minister of finance in 2005. He was considered to be one of the leading successors to Islam Karimov as President of Uzbekistan. Azimov was often seen at Karimov's side during international meetings and is seen as better in relating to politicians outside Uzbekistan compared to other presidential aspirants.
