Nodirbek Sayfullayev has taken up the mantle as the rector of the State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan, according to the press service of the Ministry of Culture.

Before assuming this new position, Nodirbek Sayfullayev led the department responsible for culture and art development within the Presidential Administration.

Odil Abdurakhmonov, head of the Department for Social Development under the Presidential Administration, formally introduced the new rector to the university's staff.