Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
He developed a “pragmatic foreign policy” which secured national sovereignty, territorial integrity and of course national dignity. He masterminded principles of non-violence, zero interference, and mutual respect in the realms of bilateral relations. He promoted a strategic partnership with China, South Korea, Russia, USA and so many other countries. His services to his beloved country’s soft image projection are countless.
He had a charismatic personality. He never compromised on moralities and always secured national cause. He had golden qualities of honesty, truthfulness, determination and of course courage which successfully sailed him from the seas of uncertainties to shores of stability, fame and success. He was “simple” but very “spontaneous”.
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was born on Jan. 30, 1938, and studied economics and engineering in what was then a Soviet republic, rising through the Communist Party bureaucracy.
He began his career in 1960, when he started working first as an assistant foreman at the Tashselmash factory in the Uzbek capital Tashkent, and then becoming a leading engineer at the Tashkent-based Chkalov aviation plant. Between 1983 and 1986, he served as Finance Minister of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. He also held the post of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan between 1989 and 1991. Additionally, he was member of the Central Committee and Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
On March 24, 1990, Karimov was elected first President of the Uzbek Republic during a session of the republic’s Supreme Council. As of November 1, 1990 he also served as head of the republic’s Cabinet of Ministers.
During the presidential elections in Uzbekistan that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, about 86 percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of Islam Karimov. On March 26, 1995, his presidential powers were extended until 2000.
On January 9, 2000, Karimov scored a landslide victory in presidential elections, during which he managed to obtain about 91.9 percent of the vote and was elected for a second term.
A national referendum on February 27, 2002 extended the presidential term from five to seven years, in a development that was followed by presidential elections on December 23, 2007, in which Karimov gained around 90.76 percent of the vote. The next presidential elections were held on March 29, 2015, and once again Karimov won with an overwhelming majority, (about 90.39 percent) of the vote.
Karimov ruled through people’s friendly policies to establish a system tantamount with the protection of human rights, freedom, civil liberty, trenchancy, accountability and unity. It is a great loss for every Uzbek. He made Uzbekistan free and developed.
25 years of tireless state craftsmanship, 300 months of unmatched political will of social development, 1300 weeks of collaborations, 9125 days of unparalleled political commitments and 1300 weeks of collaborations all that made H.E. Islam Kairmov Abduganiyevich a “immortal figure”.
A brilliant leader has passed away who dedicated himself to the service of his people and the state. He will be remembered as an outstanding political and public figure whose name is undoubtedly linked with the advancement of independent Uzbekistan.
His passing away means a heavy loss for the entire people of Uzbekistan, for the Commonwealth of Independent States and for the partner nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. His name will be remembered forever in the minds of Uzbek people. Long Live Islam Kairmov Abduganiyevich.
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