Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 24 August, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree “On conferring the title of “Uzbekiston Qakhramoni”.

According to the decree, four citizens of Uzbekistan received the title "Uzbekiston Qakhramoni " (Hero of Uzbekistan) for outstanding services in strengthening the economic potential of our country, strengthening its international authority, ensuring the prosperity of the Motherland and the well-being of the people, initiative and diligence in the process of dynamic and fundamental reforms, selfless work in realizing the interests of the state and the people, many years of fruitful and exemplary activity in the industrial and socio-spiritual spheres, a great contribution to the education of the young generation in the spirit of patriotism, respect for national and universal values, as well as active participation in the public life of the country.

The titles of "Uzbekiston Qakhramoni" were awarded to:

Akhmedov Muhamad Ismatovich - head of the farm "Madaniyat Muhammad Ismat", Bukhara district, Bukhara region

Ayupov Shavkat Abdullaevich - Director of the Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Gafurov Ibragim Usmanovich - a member of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan, a literary scholar

Yulchieva Munojatkhon Abduvalievna - Head of the Department of Traditional Performance of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan