The duties of the Minister of Health are entrusted to Asilbek Khudoyorov, an employee of the Presidential Administration.

Asilbek Khudayarov. Photo: Ministry of Health

According to a Kun.uz source, the decision was announced at a meeting with the participation of PM Abdulla Aripov, which was held “in a critical spirit”.

The press service of the Health Ministry officially announced the same change.

“In accordance with the corresponding decree of the head of state, the first deputy head of the PA Department for Social Development, Asilbek Khudoyorov, was assigned the duties of the Minister of Health,” the report reads.

Asilbek Khudoyorov also retains the position of first deputy head of the Department for Social Development under the Presidential Administration.

Asilbek Khudayarov was the first deputy minister of health. In subsequent years, he worked as the head of the Main Directorate of Medicine under the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan; in October 2023, he was appointed to the position of first deputy head of the Department for Social Development under the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan.

There is no information yet about the further activities of Amrillo Inoyatov, who has headed the Ministry of Health since December 2022. These days he was on vacation.