Islam Karimov

President of Uzbekistan

Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov 30 January 1938 Samarkand, Uzbek SSR

2 September 2016(2016-09-02) (78) Tashkent, Uzbekistan

1 September 1991 – 2 September 2016

Leader of Uzbekistan Yurtboshi Hero of Uzbekistan Islam KarimovIslom KarimovKarimov in 20131st President of UzbekistanIn office 1 September 1991 – 2 September 2016Prime Minister Abdulhashim Mutalov (1992–1995) Oʻtkir Sultonov (1995–2003) Shavkat Mirziyoyev (2003–2016) Vice President Shukrullo Mirsaidov (1990–1992) Preceded by Office establishedSucceeded by Nigmatilla Yuldashev (Acting President) (2016) Shavkat Mirziyoyev (President) (2016–present) President of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist RepublicIn office 24 March 1990 – 1 September 1991Preceded by Office establishedSucceeded by Office abolishedFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of UzbekistanIn office 23 June 1989 – 1 September 1991Preceded by Rafiq Nishonov (1988–1989) Succeeded by Office abolished Personal detailsBornIslom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov (1938-01-30 ) 30 January 1938 Samarkand, Uzbek SSR (now Uzbekistan) Died2 September 2016(2016-09-02) (aged 78) Tashkent, UzbekistanPolitical partyCommunist Party (Before 1991) People's Democratic Party (1991–2006) Liberal Democratic Party (2006–2016) Spouse(s)Natalya Kuchmi (1964–divorced in 1960s) Tatyana Karimova (1967–2016) Children Petr Gulnara Lola Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov (Uzbek: Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov / Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов ; Russian: Ислам Абдуганиевич Каримов ; 30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was the leader of Uzbekistan and its predecessor state, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1990 until his death in 2016. He ruled a repressive authoritarian regime in Uzbekistan where political opponents were assassinated, human rights were repressed, and dissent was prohibited.