The Minister of Internal Affairs has appointed a first deputy

^{Ayubxon Rahmatullayev / Photo: IIV press service}
New appointments have been made in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan. By presidential decree, Colonel Ayubxon Toshkhojayevich Rahmatullayev has been appointed as the first deputy minister of internal affairs.

Rahmatullayev had been serving as the head of the Andijan region's Internal Affairs Directorate since March 2021. Previously, he worked as the deputy minister of internal affairs – head of the finance and material logistics department.

^{Ulugbek Toshkhojayev / Photo: IIV press service}
Additionally, based on the presidential decree, Colonel Ulugbek Shuhratovich Toshkhojayev has been appointed as the head of the Migration and Personnel Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Toshkhojayev had been serving as the director of the State Personnel Center under the Cabinet of Ministers since April 2021.

According to the IIV's announcement on March 11, this information about the two appointments was revealed during a meeting held at the ministry.

It should be noted that General-Major Aziz Toshpolatov, who had been managing the Tashkent city Internal Affairs Directorate, started working as the head of the IIV last week.

He replaced Polat Bobojonov, who had served as minister for 7.5 years. Bobojonov continues his career as the deputy advisor to the president on personnel policy. Shavkat Rahmonov, who was the first deputy in the IIV, has also been relieved of his position.

The Tashkent city Internal Affairs Directorate is now headed by former head of the Khorezm region's Internal Affairs Directorate, Colonel Ravshan Sultonxo'jayev.