Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 7
By Demir Azizov– Trend:
Mamarizo Nurmuratov was appointed chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, according to the resolution adopted by the Council of Senate (upper house) of the Uzbek Parliament at a session June 6, the country’s National News Agency (UzA) reported.
Prior to this appointment, Nurmuratov worked as chairman of the Uzbek Senate Committee on Budget and Economic Reforms.
It was earlier reported that Fayzulla Mullajanov, the long-standing chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, passed away May 23 at the age of 67.
He headed the Central Bank of Uzbekistan for almost 26 years, since the bank’s establishment in 1991.