Ayubkhon Sultanov Named as First Deputy Digital Minister

Askar Yakubov · 22:52, 07.05.2026 · Updated 22:52 · 2350 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has appointed Ayubkhon Sultanov as First Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies, according to an official decision issued by the head of state.

Ayubkhon Sultanov graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University. He previously served as head of a department at the Ministry of Digital Technologies.

Sultanov also worked at the Department for Financial Technologies, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence within the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan, where he was involved in the development of digital solutions and the introduction of modern technologies into public administration.

Earlier, he also held the position of department head at the Ministry of Digital Technologies.

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