Lieutenant General Viktor Vladimirovich Makhmudov ( Russian: Виктор Владимирович Махмудов) is an Uzbek military leader and security official who is the current Secretary of the National Security Council under the President of Uzbekistan. [1] He was appointed to this position on 21 September 2013. [2]
He was born in 1968 into a military family. [3] His father Vladimir Makhmudov (also a general) was the former Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan and Chief of the General Staff. [4] His grandfather Nasyr Makhmudov was the First Secretary of the Karakalpak Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan during the Soviet era. [5] [6] He graduated from the Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School. From 9 October 2008 to 9 June 2010, he was commander of the Tashkent Military District. [7] In 2013, President Islam Karimov appointed Makhmudov as secretary of the National Security Council by decree. He had previously worked as First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff. [2] [8] [9]
Since 14 August 2020, he has been Chairman of the Uzbek Triathlon Federation. [10] [11] [12]
Lieutenant General Viktor Vladimirovich Makhmudov ( Russian: Виктор Владимирович Махмудов) is an Uzbek military leader and security official who is the current Secretary of the National Security Council under the President of Uzbekistan. [1] He was appointed to this position on 21 September 2013. [2]
He was born in 1968 into a military family. [3] His father Vladimir Makhmudov (also a general) was the former Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan and Chief of the General Staff. [4] His grandfather Nasyr Makhmudov was the First Secretary of the Karakalpak Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan during the Soviet era. [5] [6] He graduated from the Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School. From 9 October 2008 to 9 June 2010, he was commander of the Tashkent Military District. [7] In 2013, President Islam Karimov appointed Makhmudov as secretary of the National Security Council by decree. He had previously worked as First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff. [2] [8] [9]
Since 14 August 2020, he has been Chairman of the Uzbek Triathlon Federation. [10] [11] [12]